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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edule Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Stirw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edule Edwards could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikael Stirw's chin.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edule Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikael Stirw!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stirw moves in looking to clinch but Edwards pushes him off.
Stirw wants to clinch up but Edwards keeps it at a distance.
Stirw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards is looking for a counter combo.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Stirw's leg. Stirw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stirw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stirw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edwards throws a nice looking combination but Stirw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stirw misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards throws a head kick that Stirw semi-blocks.
Stirw is rocked!
Edwards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stirw is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stirw is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Edwards just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Stirw has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edule Edwards!
A victorious Edule Edwards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Kuzmenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull Hurley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andriy Kuzmenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley throws a body punch but Kuzmenko moves out of range.
Kuzmenko misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hurley.
Kuzmenko closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurley.
Kuzmenko tries to break free but Hurley pushes him back against the ropes.
Hurley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andriy Kuzmenko has been cut.
Kuzmenko working hard to break the clinch.
Hurley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuzmenko is trying to push Hurley away but Hurley has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hurley with a knee to the head.
Kuzmenko looks winded!
Hurley lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuzmenko is rocked!
Hurley scores with a shot to the side of Kuzmenko's head.
Kuzmenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Hurley finish him?
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurley landing knees to the body.
Hurley scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuzmenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hurley lands a big knee to the head and Kuzmenko goes down! Hurley pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bull Hurley!
Bull Hurley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Pondingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcio Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Pondingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcio Martins!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins defending well as Pondingham loads up on a big left hand.
Martins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Martins slips under a jab.
Martins feints the counter takedown.
Pondingham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pondingham defends it well.
The fighters circling - Pondingham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pondingham quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pondingham pushes Martins off looking to stand but Martins dives back in and keeps control.
Pondingham trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martins wants to control but Pondingham is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pondingham wants to get back to his feet.
Pondingham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martins on the ground.
Martins is looking for a kimura here.
Martins stops Pondingham from getting back to his feet.
Martins seems to be working for a kimura but Pondingham defends the submission attempt.
Pondingham is trying to stand up here but Martins is controlling him well.
Martins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pondingham is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pondingham misses with a looping right.
Martins moves out of range as Pondingham strikes.
Martins dodges the punch combination from Pondingham.
Pondingham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Marcio Martins has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Martins.
Pondingham cracks Martins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pondingham misses with a body kick.
Martins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pondingham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martins. Martins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pondingham is fending him off so far but Martins persists. Nope, Pondingham circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Pondingham.
Martins unleashes a big counter combination but Pondingham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pondingham misses with a straight left.
Pondingham misses with a kick to the body.
Martins is looking to clinch but Pondingham is avoiding it.
Pondingham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pondingham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martins takes the fight into the clinch.
Pondingham is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Pondingham breaks the clinch.
Martins slips a straight right by Pondingham.
Martins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Pondingham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martins fails to land the takedown.
Pondingham fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martins just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pondingham looks to land a combination but Martins avoids it well.
Pondingham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Douglas Pondingham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pondingham connects with a nice looking jab.
Pondingham throws a jab but it's blocked by Martins.
Martins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pondingham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins moves out of range as Pondingham strikes.
Pondingham missing with a left hand there. Martins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pondingham stuffs the takedown.
Douglas Pondingham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcio Martins.
Pondingham lands with a right that hurts Martins. Martins looks to clinch but Pondingham throws a short knee that drops Martins. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Douglas Pondingham!
Douglas Pondingham 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marat Tandelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Der Kaptain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marat Tandelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grey Worm!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worm moves out of range of the strikes.
Worm takes a swing at Tandelov's ribcage but misses.
Worm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worm defending well as Tandelov loads up on a big left hand.
Worm scores with a nice head shot.
Tandelov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tandelov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tandelov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worm.
Worm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tandelov looks to land a right hand but Worm moved out of range.
Worm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been told by Tandelov's head coaches at Killer Kittens that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tandelov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tandelov attempts a counter takedown but Worm avoids it well and moves away.
Worm connects with a leg kick. Tandelov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Worm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Worm throws a wild body kick that Tandelov sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worm misses with an uppercut.
Tandelov just misses with a punch to the body.
Worm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Worm thuds his right hand into Tandelov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tandelov swings widly with a right hand
and Worm counters with a single leg into guard. Tandelov didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tandelov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tandelov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tandelov!
Worm defending against the ground and pound.
Worm struggling a bit here.
The referee asks Tandelov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tandelov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Worm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tandelov trying to control the position but Worm is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worm manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tandelov's best efforts.
Worm is trying to maintain the position but Tandelov is very close to passing his half guard.
Worm wants to get back to full guard.
Worm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tandelov pulls his head out easily.
Worm is not content to let Tandelov control the position.
Tandelov winds up and cracks Worm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Worm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov is keen to just control but Worm is a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Worm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tandelov is working away from the top position though.
Tandelov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Worm keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tandelov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tandelov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Worm throws out a powerful jab.
Tandelov misses with a body shot
and Worm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tandelov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Worm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tandelov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worm misses with a looping left.
Worm misses with a body shot
and Tandelov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Worm shoots in looking for a takedown but Tandelov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Worm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Worm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tandelov throws a jab but it's blocked by Worm.
Worm tries to land a leg kick but Tandelov saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tandelov misses the target.
Tandelov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tandelov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Worm looks for the body kick but Tandelov saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Worm misses with a wild body shot.
Worm lands with a straight right. Tandelov didn't see that one coming.
Tandelov slips a straight right by Worm.
Tandelov throwing a counter right hand but Worm manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tandelov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tandelov lands a body shot.
Tandelov misses with a hook
and Worm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worm misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Worm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tandelov throws an overhand right that lands on Worm's shoulder, as Worm tries to avoid the shot.
Worm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tandelov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Worm.
Tandelov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worm.
Worm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Tandelov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Worm.
Worm cracks Tandelov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Worm's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tandelov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Worm scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Worm. That snapped Tandelov's head back.
Tandelov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grey Worm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worm tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tandelov defends well and Worm ends up having to push Tandelov into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tandelov lands a nice hook to Worm's body. Worm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Worm shoots in looking for a takedown but Tandelov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Worm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Worm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tandelov's waist but Tandelov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Worm off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Tandelov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marat Tandelov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grey Worm.
Worm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tandelov.
Tandelov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tandelov works Worm's body with a nice hook.
Tandelov misses with a double jab
and Worm counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandelov throws a jab when Worm was well out of range.
It seemed like Worm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tandelov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Worm throws a body kick that misses.
Tandelov checks a leg kick.
Worm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tandelov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worm misses with an uppercut. Tandelov saw that one coming.
Worm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice sprawl there from Tandelov as Worm shoots in.
A big right from Worm misses.
Worm moves out of range as Tandelov strikes.
Tandelov lands a really nice looking cross but Worm seems unphased.
Tandelov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Worm's hands.
Tandelov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Worm.
Worm tries to land a leg kick but Tandelov saw it coming and moves away.
Tandelov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Worm dodges the punch combination from Tandelov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Worm looks for a takedown but Tandelov sprawls well.
Worm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tandelov moves away.
Tandelov stuns Worm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Worm misses with a looping right.
Tandelov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worm.
Tandelov moves out of range as Worm strikes.
Tandelov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tandelov lands with a nice combination. Worm backs away looking to recover.
Worm is rocked!
Worm misses with an uppercut.
Worm is still on wobbly legs! Can Tandelov finish him?
Tandelov closes the distance and clinches up with Worm, looking for a takedown. Tandelov pushes Worm against the ropes but Worm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tandelov misses the jab.
Worm missing with a left hand there. Tandelov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Worm seems to have recovered his senses.
Worm scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm ducks under a wild hook from Tandelov.
Worm throws an overhand right that lands on Tandelov's shoulder, as Tandelov tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Tandelov.
Worm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tandelov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tandelov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Worm's hands.
Tandelov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tandelov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tandelov avoids the body shot from Worm.
Tandelov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tandelov as he avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Tandelov.
Tandelov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worm.
A little feinted left hand from Tandelov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tandelov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Tandelov coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Tandelov misses.
Worm misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Worm.
Worm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worm misses with a looping right.
Tandelov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Worm throws a hook but Tandelov blocks it.
Tandelov attempts a counter takedown but Worm avoids it well and moves away.
Tandelov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Worm.
No joy there for Tandelov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Worm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A lazy left from Tandelov finds it's target.
Tandelov looks to score with a jab to the body but Worm is just out of range.
Worm looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tandelov moves away from the strike by Worm.
It looked like Tandelov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Worm.
Worm lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tandelov throws a hook but Worm blocks it.
Worm throws out a loose jab but Tandelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Worm.
Tandelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Tandelov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Worm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tandelov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Tandelov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Worm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tandelov throws an overhand right that lands on Worm's shoulder, as Worm tries to avoid the shot.
Worm tries a quick counter leg kick but Tandelov is wise to it.
Worm misses with a right hand
and Tandelov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Worm slips a jab from Tandelov.
Tandelov shoots in for a takedown but Worm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Worm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tandelov lands with a hook. Worm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab by Worm.
Worm throws a push kick but Tandelov slaps the foot to one side.
Tandelov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Worm has time to react.
Tandelov throws an overhand right that lands on Worm's shoulder, as Worm tries to avoid the shot.
Tandelov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worm.
Worm ducks under a wild hook from Tandelov.
Tandelov misses with an uppercut. Worm saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tandelov is out of range and Worm settles back down.
Worm is looking to slow Tandelov down with leg kicks.
Tandelov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Worm.
Worm shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from Worm. No joy for Tandelov on that attempt.
Tandelov takes a swing at Worm's ribcage but misses.
Tandelov has his takedown stuffed
and Worm counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Tandelov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worm defending well as Tandelov loads up on a big left hand.
Tandelov looks to score with a jab to the body but Worm is just out of range.
Worm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tandelov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Worm. That snapped Tandelov's head back.
Worm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tandelov.
Worm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tandelov. Tandelov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worm tries to bum rush Tandelov with a series of wild strikes but Tandelov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Worm.
Worm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tandelov is fending him off so far but Worm persists. Nope, Tandelov circles away and we're back to standing.
Tandelov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Worm lands a nice shot to the body.
Worm swings widly with a right hand
and Tandelov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Worm blocks a jab.
Worm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tandelov throws out a loose jab but Worm uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Worm responds with a good body kick, but Tandelov manages to step out the way in time.
Worm takes one to the chin there.
Tandelov misses with a wild body shot.
Tandelov misses with a straight right.
Worm misses with a looping right.
Tandelov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Worm throws an overhand right that lands on Tandelov's shoulder, as Tandelov tries to avoid the shot.
Tandelov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Worm doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tandelov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Worm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tandelov is trying to control the action in half guard but Worm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Worm has hold of Tandelov's hands but Tandelov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Worm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tandelov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Worm reverses the position - he's now on top in Tandelov's guard.
Worm is looking to work some ground and pound but Tandelov has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worm trying to control the position from guard on top but Tandelov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worm won't allow Tandelov to get back to his feet.
Worm is looking to pass into half guard but Tandelov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tandelov is in guard.
Tandelov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tandelov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Worm is keeping the position for now.
Tandelov is working hard here to advance position.
Worm looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tandelov has picked Worm up and slammed him! Worm can't keep hold of the triangle and Tandelov manages to pass to side control!
Tandelov wants to control but Worm is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marat Tandelov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tandelov 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marat Tandelov!
A victorious Marat Tandelov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Clattenburg to counter with a crisp jab.
Clattenburg throws a body punch but Nirvi moves out of range.
Nirvi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clattenburg slips under a jab from Nirvi.
Clattenburg throwing a counter right hand but Nirvi manages to avoid it.
Clattenburg misses with a double jab
and Nirvi counters with a leg kick.
Clattenburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Nirvi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nirvi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clattenburg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nirvi.
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Nirvi throws a hook to the side of Clattenburg's head but Clattenburg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg misses with a few strikes there.
Clattenburg throws an overhand right that lands on Nirvi's shoulder, as Nirvi tries to avoid the shot.
Clattenburg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clattenburg misses with an uppercut. Nirvi saw that one coming.
Clattenburg swinging wildly here.
Nirvi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nirvi misses with a body shot
and Clattenburg counters with a nice uppercut.
Clattenburg swings for the body but Nirvi moves out of range.
Johny Clattenburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Clattenburg.
Nirvi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clattenburg misses with a wild body shot.
Nirvi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi takes a swing at Clattenburg's ribcage but misses.
Clattenburg misses with a hook.
Nirvi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clattenburg will feel that in the morning.
Clattenburg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nirvi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clattenburg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nirvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg punishes Nirvi's body with a nice straight punch.
Clattenburg fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Nirvi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nirvi rushes Clattenburg and presses him up against the ropes.
Nirvi tries a body shot but Clattenburg blocks it.
Nirvi works on Clattenburg's body with a couple of short punches.
Clattenburg throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nirvi.
Clattenburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Clattenburg can't break the clinch.
Nirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nirvi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clattenburg is trying to break the clinch but Nirvi is controlling him.
Nirvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clattenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
Nirvi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.
Clattenburg taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nirvi.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clattenburg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nirvi misses with a punch to the body.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Nirvi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clattenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clattenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nirvi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clattenburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clattenburg throws a lazy right hand but Nirvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clattenburg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nirvi.
Nirvi tried to score with a low kick but Clattenburg checks it.
Clattenburg misses with a hook
and Nirvi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Clattenburg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nirvi misses with a kick to the body.
Nirvi scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Nirvi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johny Clattenburg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nirvi scores with a shot to the body.
Nirvi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clattenburg can't keep his opponent in guard - Nirvi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clattenburg trying to control from the bottom.
Clattenburg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nirvi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nirvi's back!
Nirvi can't escape the position.
Clattenburg not allowing Nirvi to control his hands.
Clattenburg has the hooks in. Nirvi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Will Clattenburg go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi trying to control the action but Clattenburg just sinks the hooks in.
Nirvi is trying to break free.
Clattenburg doesn't have the hooks in and Nirvi manages to turn into his guard.
Nirvi postures up.
Nirvi is pushing down on Clattenburg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clattenburg is fighting to maintain full guard but Nirvi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clattenburg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nirvi is working away from the top position though.
Clattenburg gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nirvi stands and throws Clattenburg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nirvi advances nicely into full mount.
Nirvi avoids the attempt from Clattenburg to control.
Clattenburg has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Nirvi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nirvi.
Nirvi misses with punches from the back.
Our spies down at at Hey Steves Fight Shack inform us that Nirvi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nirvi wants to control but Clattenburg is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nirvi.
Nirvi controlling well, preventing Clattenburg from escaping the position.
Nirvi throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
I really don't envy Clattenburg right now.
Nirvi doesn't have the hooks in and Clattenburg manages to turn into his guard.
Clattenburg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nirvi wants to improve his position but instead Clattenburg has moved into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Clattenburg wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clattenburg content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nirvi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clattenburg is sitting in close to Nirvi's body. Nirvi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Clattenburg is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Clattenburg is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nirvi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Niko Nirvi!
Niko Nirvi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Ciprianni!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ciprianni counters with a nice uppercut.
Sole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ciprianni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sole scrambles back to his feet.
Ciprianni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Sole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ciprianni tries to land a leg kick but Sole saw it coming and moves away.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Ciprianni's shoulder, as Ciprianni tries to avoid the shot.
Ciprianni is looking for the big counter here.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole misses with a double jab.
Sole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ciprianni is able to avoid easily.
Sole scores with a nice head shot.
Ciprianni throws a lazy right hand but Sole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Sole tenderised Ciprianni's leg. Ciprianni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
We've been informed that Ciprianni 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.
Sole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ciprianni can pounce on him.
Sole throws a lazy right hand but Ciprianni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ciprianni.
Sole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ciprianni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Sole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sole throws a lazy body kick
enabling Ciprianni to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Ciprianni - just one landing.
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ciprianni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ciprianni lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jacks Sole has been cut.
Ciprianni lands with an overhand left.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole looks to throw a body kick
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ciprianni's knee momentarily.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
Sole throws a leg kick but Ciprianni sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ciprianni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ciprianni looks for the body kick but Sole saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ciprianni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sole - the referee stops the clock and Ciprianni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sole. Ciprianni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ciprianni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ciprianni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Ciprianni throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Sole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sole motions for Ciprianni to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ciprianni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sole digs a good body shot into Ciprianni's ribs.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sole throws a head kick that half lands.
Ciprianni throws a low kick but Sole avoids it.
Ciprianni doesn't manage to clinch there - Sole circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sole blocks the body kick.
Sole is looking to counter punch.
Sole looks for the body kick but Ciprianni saw that one coming.
Ciprianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciprianni scrambles back to his feet.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole is looking to slow Ciprianni down with leg kicks.
Ciprianni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Sole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sole misses with a hook
and Ciprianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sole connects with a jab.
Sole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Ciprianni moved away.
Sole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Sole misses with an uppercut. Ciprianni saw that one coming.
Ciprianni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni blocks a head kick by Sole.
Sole misses with a right hand
and Ciprianni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab lands there for Sole.
Sole ducks right into an uppercut from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Ciprianni misses.
Ciprianni throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni tries to clinch there but Sole circles away.
Sole jabs at Ciprianni's body.
Nice defenses there by Sole.
Ciprianni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciprianni throws an off balance right hand
and Sole finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sole thumps Ciprianni with a low kick.
Ciprianni lands with a straight right. Sole didn't see that one coming.
Ciprianni connects with a leg kick. Sole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Ciprianni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ciprianni scoring well with a low kick there.
Ciprianni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciprianni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Ciprianni is out of range.
Ciprianni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ciprianni blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab lands there for Ciprianni.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ciprianni.
Ciprianni cracks Sole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ciprianni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sole in his tracks.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick.
Sole throws a leg kick but Ciprianni sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciprianni tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Ciprianni moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Ciprianni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Ciprianni blocks the low kick.
Ciprianni misses with a right hand
and Sole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ciprianni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ciprianni.
Sole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sole misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Sole - that landed with a thud.
Ciprianni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ciprianni tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Ciprianni back against the ropes.
Sole lands with a left to the head.
Sole lands a right hand.
Sole is trying to maintain a safe position but Ciprianni gets an underhook and turns Sole into the ropes.
Sole trying to stall but Ciprianni improves his position.
A nice left hand lands by Sole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Ciprianni - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Ciprianni lands a body punch.
Ciprianni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sole misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Sole on the inside.
Ciprianni tries to work over Sole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprianni lands a shot to the body.
Ciprianni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sole or not.
Sole tries to break the clinch but Ciprianni is controlling the position.
Ciprianni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ciprianni scores with a shot to the side of Sole's head.
Ciprianni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole blocks an uppercut.
Ciprianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sole breaks the clinch.
Ciprianni misses with a takedown attempt - Sole sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ciprianni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ciprianni throws a hook but Sole avoids it easily.
Sole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ciprianni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sole checks the leg kick.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Ciprianni manages to avoid it.
Sole throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ciprianni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciprianni misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ciprianni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sole. Sole circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ciprianni lands a nice shot to the body.
Sole on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole lands with an uppercut that bounces Ciprianni off the ropes and back into range.
Sole throws a front kick that sends Ciprianni stumbling back into the ropes.
Sole throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole looks for the body kick but Ciprianni saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Ciprianni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sole throws a lazy body kick
and Ciprianni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ciprianni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sole to score with a decent uppercut.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sole wants to land a leg kick but Ciprianni is out of range.
Ciprianni lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
Sole lands a really nice looking cross but Ciprianni seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Ciprianni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacks Sole's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ciprianni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole scores with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Ciprianni lands with an overhand left.
Sole misses with the body kick
and Ciprianni counters with a nice body kick.
Sole throws out a loose jab but Ciprianni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni unleashes a big counter combination but Sole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sole throws the kick towards the body but Ciprianni avoids it.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciprianni's sensitive parts.
Ciprianni slips a straight right by Sole.
Danny Ciprianni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands a nice looking body kick.
Ciprianni connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ciprianni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Sole throws a shot from downtown. Ciprianni moves away and avoids it.
Sole misses with a leg kick
and Ciprianni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ciprianni.
Sole explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ciprianni tries to avoid it but Sole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ciprianni to the ground. Ciprianni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ciprianni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Ciprianni misses with a head kick.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Sole is predictable there
and Ciprianni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ciprianni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ciprianni scrambles back to his feet.
Sole misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Ciprianni
and Sole counters with an outside leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprianni misses the shot to the body.
Sole fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ciprianni just manages to avoid it.
Sole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ciprianni swings for the body but Sole moves out of range.
Ciprianni throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole scores with a leg kick.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ciprianni's sensitive parts.
Ciprianni throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Sole fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ciprianni just manages to avoid it.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni cracks a nice hook into Sole's ribs.
Sole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sole throws a lazy uppercut
and Ciprianni counters with a thumping low kick.
Sole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Ciprianni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sole.
Ciprianni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Ciprianni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ciprianni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ciprianni connects with an inside leg kick.
Ciprianni tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sole walks into a stiff left hand from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands a high kick!
Sole missing with a left hand there. Ciprianni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ciprianni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni throws an off balance right hand
and Sole makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ciprianni really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole tries to land a front kick but Ciprianni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sole misses with a takedown
and Ciprianni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sole scores with a nice body kick.
Ciprianni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ciprianni has managed to clinch.
Ciprianni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sole.
A short left from Ciprianni.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciprianni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sole.
Ciprianni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sole smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ciprianni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ciprianni 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ciprianni!
Danny Ciprianni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Brasto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattersson comes to the ring accompanied by The Banana song Peel Banana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Pattersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fidel Brasto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasto wants to clinch but Pattersson slips to the side
and Pattersson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pattersson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brasto pinned against the ropes. Brasto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brasto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pattersson.
Some wild striking there from Brasto.
Pattersson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Brasto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Fidel Brasto has been cut.
Pattersson drops Brasto with a nice combination! Pattersson dives into Brasto's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pattersson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pattersson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pattersson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brasto pushes Pattersson off looking to stand but Pattersson dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brasto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pattersson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brasto's head.
Brasto has hold of Pattersson's hands but Pattersson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pattersson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Pattersson.
Brasto wants to improve his position but Pattersson is controlling well.
Pattersson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brasto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brasto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pattersson is working away from the top position though.
Brasto taking some punishment here, with Pattersson in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brasto defending well though.
Brasto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pattersson.
Pattersson is looking to advance position but Brasto won't allow it.
Pattersson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brasto's head.
Pattersson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brasto!
Pattersson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pattersson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pattersson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pattersson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasto tries to hold on but Pattersson postures up.
Pattersson lands a big elbow.
Pattersson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brasto looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Fidel Brasto's cut even more.
The referee warns Brasto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brasto is rocked!
The cut above Fidel Brasto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fidel Brasto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Pattersson!
An out of breath Doug Pattersson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Fidel Brasto was interviewed post fight and said 'He was better then me today but I'll be back soon!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Savas Bulent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Savas Bulent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulent. That did some damage!
Damhuis lands with a right hand.
Damhuis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bulent misses with a straight left.
Bulent throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Bulent tries to clinch up
and Damhuis counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been informed that Damhuis 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.
Damhuis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bulent on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bulent tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damhuis is able to avoid easily.
Bulent lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Damhuis throws the kick towards the body but Bulent avoids it.
Bulent closes the distance and clinches up with Damhuis, looking for a takedown. Bulent pushes Damhuis against the ropes but Damhuis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damhuis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bulent defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damhuis lands a body shot.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bulent misses with a looping left.
Damhuis connects with a crisp jab.
Bulent misses with a takedown attempt - Damhuis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And Damhuis tries to counter it with a takedown but Bulent pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulent swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damhuis thumps Bulent with a low kick.
Bulent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damhuis.
Bulent walks into a jab.
Damhuis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bulent throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bulent connects with a body shot that sends Damhuis's belly button to the back.
Damhuis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damhuis motions for Bulent to come forward. Damhuis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bulent looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Damhuis.
Some wild striking there from Bulent.
Bulent cracks Damhuis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulent misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damhuis lands a leg kick that knocks Bulent off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bulent slips a straight right by Damhuis.
Bulent throws a big shot that misses.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bulent 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.
Bulent ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Bulent misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bulent.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savas Bulent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damhuis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bulent. That did some damage!
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bulent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bulent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damhuis manages to avoid it.
Damhuis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bulent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Damhuis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bulent blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis keeps Bulent at a distance using the push kick.
Damhuis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulent lands a jab.
Damhuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bulent attempts a counter takedown but Damhuis avoids it well and moves away.
Damhuis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bulent takes a step back to recover.
Bulent jabs Damhuis right on the nose. Damhuis blinks but takes it well.
Damhuis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damhuis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Damhuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulent on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
Bulent dodges the punch combination from Damhuis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damhuis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bulent's sensitive parts.
Bulent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damhuis can pounce on him.
Bulent connects with a jab.
Bulent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bulent throws a lazy right hand but Damhuis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damhuis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bulent is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damhuis walks into a jab.
Bulent tries to clinch up but Damhuis circles away and keeps his distance.
Damhuis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bulent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A swing and a miss from Damhuis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damhuis moves away from the strike by Bulent.
Damhuis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damhuis swings for the body but Bulent moves out of range.
Damhuis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bulent throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Damhuis feints and then cracks Bulent's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bulent down.
Bulent throws a shot from downtown. Damhuis moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Bulent.
Damhuis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damhuis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damhuis scores with a leg kick.
Bulent has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damhuis.
An inside leg kick lands from Damhuis.
Damhuis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulent is just out of range.
Bulent is looking to counter punch.
Bulent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damhuis throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Damhuis tries to work over Bulent's front leg with a kick but Bulent checks it.
Bulent throws a right and a left that Damhuis avoids nicely.
Damhuis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis lands a nice hook to Bulent's body. Bulent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bulent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damhuis tries to land a front kick but Bulent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Damhuis tries to land a leg kick but Bulent saw it coming and moves away.
Bulent shoots in but Damhuis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damhuis feints the counter takedown.
Bulent throws a looping overhand right but Damhuis ducks down to avoid it.
Bulent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damhuis slips a jab from Bulent.
A little jabbing left from Damhuis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Damhuis lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damhuis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damhuis.
Damhuis tries to land a front kick but Bulent steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bulent misses with a hook.
Damhuis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bulent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damhuis tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bulent counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damhuis is trying to maintain the position but Bulent is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bulent is working for a submission of some sort.
Bulent trying to control the action but Damhuis is working from the bottom.
Bulent is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Damhuis sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulent is looking for a kimura here.
Bulent is trying to control the action in half guard but Damhuis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Damhuis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damhuis keeps trying to improve his position.
Damhuis trying to hold on to Bulent's head to control him but Bulent postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Damhuis scores with a shot to the body.
Damhuis lands with a hook. Bulent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Damhuis. Bulent shrugs it off though.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Damhuis.
Damhuis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Damhuis lands an elbow.
Bulent sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bulent gets back to full guard.
Bulent wants to sweep here but Damhuis controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bulent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Damhuis throws a leg kick which misses Bulent's front leg but catches the back leg as Bulent tries to avoid it.
Damhuis throws a body kick that misses.
Damhuis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Damhuis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Damhuis.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Damhuis - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Damhuis.
Bulent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damhuis as he jumps to the side.
Damhuis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bulent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis looks for the body kick but Bulent saw that one coming.
Bulent goes for a double leg but Damhuis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Damhuis continues to drive forward.
Damhuis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damhuis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damhuis connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulent misses with a hook
and Damhuis counters with an inside leg kick.
Bulent throws a one two combo.
Damhuis scores with a one two! Bulent had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bulent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damhuis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damhuis slips a jab from Bulent.
Damhuis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bulent.
Damhuis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bulent will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bulent takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Damhuis connects with a solid leg kick.
Bulent ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bulent. Damhuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damhuis slips a jab and a cross from Bulent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bulent misses with a leg kick
and Damhuis counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damhuis connects with a leg kick. Bulent looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice takedown defense from Bulent. No joy for Damhuis on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut.
Bulent checks a leg kick.
As Damhuis looks to move away, Bulent throws a big counter combo bu Damhuis just gets out of the way.
Damhuis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bulent misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Damhuis.
Damhuis slips a jab from Bulent.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bulent's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Damhuis throws a nice head kick!
Bulent moves in looking to clinch but Damhuis pushes him off.
Damhuis lands a nice shot that snaps Bulent's head back.
Damhuis misses with a wild body shot.
Bulent with a nice cross.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bulent is out of range and Damhuis settles back down.
Damhuis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Damhuis.
Bulent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damhuis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bulent moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damhuis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bulent.
Bulent misses with an elbow over the top.
Damhuis is trying to break the clinch but Bulent is controlling him.
Damhuis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bulent has Damhuis pushed against the ropes.
Bulent misses with the head strike.
Bulent misses with an elbow over the top.
Bulent stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis manages to pull guard.
Damhuis trying to control the position.
Damhuis keeping moving, preventing Bulent from controlling successfully.
Damhuis is trying to keep Bulent in close.
Savas Bulent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bulent throwing strikes from guard but Damhuis blocks nicely.
Damhuis working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Damhuis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damhuis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sioldster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sioldster comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chaos - Burgatory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robb Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sioldster!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Sioldster blocks the low kick.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sioldster's sensitive parts.
Stark throws a low kick but Sioldster avoids it.
Sioldster jabs at Stark's body.
Sioldster lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been informed that Sioldster 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.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sioldster throws out the jab.
Jab from Sioldster.
Sioldster throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sioldster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sioldster 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.
Sioldster works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Sioldster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Sioldster avoids it.
A head kick from Stark lands but Sioldster takes it in his stride.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sioldster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to clinch up but Sioldster circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark avoids the head kick by Sioldster.
Sioldster throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sioldster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sioldster cracks Stark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sioldster has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stark to stand back up!
Stark is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sioldster lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Stark up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Sioldster from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Stark's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Sioldster!
After winning the bout, Mike Sioldster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cider kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Winner. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cider lands with an overhand left.
Cider throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Donnelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donnelly takes one on the button.
Cider misses with an uppercut
and Donnelly counters with an outside leg kick.
Donnelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donnelly moves away from the strike by Cider .
Justin Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cider throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Cider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cider - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
Cider tries to move into range but Donnelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cider throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Cider only half commits.
Cider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Donnelly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cider counters with a nice uppercut.
Cider moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Cider throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Donnelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donnelly clobbers Cider with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cider has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly.
Cider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donnelly. That did some damage!
Cider feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Cider ducked under it nicely.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Cider .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cider .
Cider chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Donnelly.
Justin Cider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnelly takes one to the chin there.
Donnelly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cider looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Cider moves out of range.
Cider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cider .
Cider avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Donnelly moves out of range as Cider strikes.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Cider throws a push kick but Donnelly slaps the foot to one side.
Cider misses with a series of wild punches.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cider .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider thuds his right hand into Donnelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cider checks a leg kick.
Cider misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
Donnelly instigates a clinch.
Donnelly ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Donnelly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Donnelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cider defends it easily.
Cider content to stall in guard here.
Cider pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donnelly is keeping the position for now.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Cider from controlling successfully.
Cider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donnelly on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cider gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donnelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cider content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donnelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donnelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cider controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Justin Cider will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cider checks the leg kick.
Cider looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donnelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cider is able to avoid easily.
Donnelly slips a jab from Cider .
A jab from Donnelly misses.
Cider throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Cider is just out of range.
Cider cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Cider throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cider tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cider connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cider was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
It looked like Cider wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly throws out a counter right but Cider avoids it with no problem.
Cider takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cider to score with a decent uppercut.
Cider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donnelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cider checks the leg kick.
Cider is looking to slow Donnelly down with leg kicks.
Cider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cider fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Cider goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cider walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donnelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Cider swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Cider sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cider looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Cider .
A little jabbing left from Donnelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donnelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Donnelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Cider , which made it look bad.
Cider misses with a leg kick
and Donnelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly walks into a stiff left hand from Cider .
Cider misses with an uppercut.
Cider is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donnelly can do to turn this around?
Cider throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cider backing away here, and Donnelly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Cider misses with a low kick as Donnelly jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Cider .
Cider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Cider 's knee but Cider avoids it well.
Donnelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Cider was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cider takes one on the button.
Cider works Donnelly's body with a nice hook.
Donnelly defending well as Cider loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Donnelly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cider 's head.
Justin Cider is winning the standup battle so far.
Cider throws a body shot but no joy.
Cider missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Donnelly tries to counter it with a takedown but Cider pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cider .
Donnelly moves away from the strike by Cider .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
Donnelly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from Cider misses.
Cider backing away here, and Donnelly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cider takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider misses with a body kick.
Donnelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cider uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donnelly has time to react.
Cider keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cider throws a push kick but Donnelly slaps the foot to one side.
Donnelly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cider defends it well.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Cider fires out a quick counter leg kick but Donnelly just manages to avoid it.
Donnelly checks a low kick from Cider .
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cider lands a nice looking kick to the body. Donnelly takes a step back to recover.
Donnelly tries to clinch up.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that second round.
That's time! Cider 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Cider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cider lunges at Donnelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donnelly's hand.
Donnelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cider avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cider . Beautiful body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donnelly!
Cider with a hook.
Donnelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses.
Cider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cider scores with the left hand. Donnelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Donnelly cracks Cider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Donnelly swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider looks to land a left hand but Donnelly moved out of range nicely.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cider .
Cider tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donnelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cider .
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Cider was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cider connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donnelly wants to slow Cider down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cider .
Cider was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cider lands a jab to the nose.
Donnelly thumps Cider with a low kick.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Donnelly avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Cider finds it's way through Donnelly's defenses.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Donnelly.
Cider throws a body kick that misses.
Cider with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly tries to clinch but Cider moves out of range.
Cider cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Donnelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Cider 's knee but Cider avoids it well.
Cider clobbers Donnelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cider avoids a kick to the body.
Donnelly looks for the body kick but Cider saw that one coming.
Donnelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly.
Cider throws a big counter combination but Donnelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly walks into a stiff left hand from Cider .
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and Cider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cider looks to land a body kick but Donnelly moved away.
Cider cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Donnelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cider finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Donnelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cider misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Donnelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cider .
A good leg kick by Cider .
The fighters circling - Cider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cider scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider .
Cider fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donnelly.
Cider dips to his left and cracks Donnelly with an uppercut!
Donnelly drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cider darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Cider is just out of range.
Cider lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cider paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cider swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cider needs to keep his hands up - Donnelly had a free shot at his head there.
Donnelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donnelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly tries to land a front kick but Cider steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donnelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Cider tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Cider .
Cider ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Cider scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cider misses with a hook
and Donnelly counters with a solid body kick.
Donnelly throws a chopping leg kick but Cider manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick lands from Donnelly.
Cider cracks Donnelly with an open hand slap.
Cider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Donnelly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Cider is out of range.
A slow jab from Donnelly misses its intended target.
Donnelly slips a straight right by Cider .
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donnelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Cider appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cider with a jab.
Cider is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Cider misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cider 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 Donnelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donnelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cider is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donnelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Cider cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cider looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cider slips a jab from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with a nice body kick.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cider lands a nice shot that snaps Donnelly's head back.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. Cider looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cider lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donnelly will feel that in the morning.
Cider thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donnelly if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a nice hook to Cider 's body. Cider takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donnelly thuds his shin into the meat of Cider 's side.
Donnelly tried to score with a low kick but Cider checks it.
A big left from Donnelly misses.
Cider jabs Donnelly right on the nose. Donnelly blinks but takes it well.
Donnelly throws out a leg kick but Cider moves out of range and Donnelly only half commits.
Donnelly throws a low kick, looking for Cider 's leg but Cider calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Cider blocks the leg kick.
Donnelly looks to throw the jab but Cider is out of range.
Cider throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Cider throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cider tries to land a front kick but Donnelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cider jabs Donnelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cider throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donnelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cider counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a right hand
enabling Cider to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A bone on bone clash there as Cider blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Donnelly.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Cider moves his leg out of the way.
Cider lands with a nice body kick.
Cider throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider had his way with Liam Donnelly in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cider throws a shot from downtown. Donnelly moves away and avoids it.
Donnelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cider scores with a kick to the body.
Donnelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donnelly.
Cider scores with a jab. Donnelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Cider counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donnelly thinking.
Cider avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Cider digs a good body shot into Donnelly's ribs.
Cider throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Donnelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cider is looking to counter punch.
Donnelly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cider counters with a stiff right hand.
Donnelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Cider .
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donnelly lunges at Cider with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cider 's hand.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Cider moved away.
Cider tried to counter with a leg kick but Donnelly avoided it.
Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donnelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Donnelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cider swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cider can pounce on him.
Cider displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the head.
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Justin Cider is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider checks a low kick from Donnelly.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider cracks Donnelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Liam Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cider lands a jab to the head.
Cider 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.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
Donnelly misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Donnelly catches Cider right on the button with a cross.
Cider lands with a straight right. Donnelly didn't see that one coming.
Cider swats away the attempt to clinch by Donnelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly pushes Cider up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cider breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Cider on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick from Cider .
Cider lands with a straight right. Donnelly didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Donnelly.
Cider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head.
Cider digs a good body shot into Donnelly's ribs.
A low kick from Donnelly misses
and Cider counters with a straight right hand.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cider lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cider blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donnellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cider connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donnelly momentarily.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the body
letting Cider counter with a right hand.
Donnelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cider smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donnelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Cider counters with a body kick that stops Donnelly in his tracks momentarily.
A shot to the body from Donnelly misses
and Cider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cider moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly avoids the body shot from Cider .
Cider gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Donnelly.
Donnelly is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donnelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Cider showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cider , 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Cider !
Justin Cider retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Justin Cider made sure he mentioned Grand Champion Apparel , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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