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~T~ ITFL Round 3.2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Algot Von Panzerhosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Von Panzerhosen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Klamydia - Pohjanmaalla. Louis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Awesome God. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Algot Von Panzerhosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Panzerhosen pushes Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Louis as Von Panzerhosen tries to tie him up.
Louis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Panzerhosen moves into the clinch successfully.
Louis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Louis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Von Panzerhosen is defending well.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Panzerhosen controls his hands.
Louis pulls guard.
Louis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Louis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Von Panzerhosen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Panzerhosen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Von Panzerhosen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Louis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Von Panzerhosen has managed to get both his arms back between Louis's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Von Panzerhosen forces his way into half guard.
Von Panzerhosen stalling.
Von Panzerhosen wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Louis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Von Panzerhosen pulls his head out easily.
Louis trying to control but Von Panzerhosen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Von Panzerhosen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Von Panzerhosen is keen to just control but Louis is a slippery customer.
Von Panzerhosen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Louis defends it well.
Louis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Von Panzerhosen pulls his head out easily.
Louis wants to control but Von Panzerhosen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Von Panzerhosen is looking for a kimura but Louis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Von Panzerhosen to get the leverage.
Louis is looking to control Von Panzerhosen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Louis avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen is keen to just control but Louis is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Louis throws a head kick but Von Panzerhosen moves out of range.
We've been told by Von Panzerhosen's head coaches at Odins Body Workshop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Von Panzerhosen is looking to clinch but Louis is avoiding it.
Algot Von Panzerhosen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Louis scores with the left hand. Von Panzerhosen knows he should have avoided that one.
Louis takes a swing at Von Panzerhosen's ribcage but misses.
Von Panzerhosen is looking to clinch but Louis is avoiding it.
Von Panzerhosen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Algot Von Panzerhosen has been cut.
Algot Von Panzerhosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Panzerhosen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Von Panzerhosen closes the distance and clinches.
Von Panzerhosen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Louis lands a body shot.
Von Panzerhosen is breathing heavily.
Louis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Von Panzerhosen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Algot Von Panzerhosen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen throws an elbow that misses.
Louis tries to pull guard but Von Panzerhosen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Von Panzerhosen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Louis wants to take the fight to the mat but Von Panzerhosen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louis tries for a takedown but Von Panzerhosen manages to get underhooks.
Louis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louis tries to pull guard but Von Panzerhosen won't allow it.
Louis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Von Panzerhosen smiles and moves away.
Von Panzerhosen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Von Panzerhosen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Panzerhosen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Panzerhosen tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Louis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Louis is nestled in close to Von Panzerhosen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Louis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Algot Von Panzerhosen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Von Panzerhosen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Panzerhosen slips under a jab from Louis.
Von Panzerhosen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Louis just manages to avoid it.
Von Panzerhosen rushes Louis and presses him up against the cage.
Von Panzerhosen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Von Panzerhosen is trying to stall.
Von Panzerhosen looking to throw knees to the head but Louis is blocking nicely.
Louis tries a body shot but Von Panzerhosen blocks it.
Louis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Von Panzerhosen walks away with a smile on his face. Louis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Von Panzerhosen rushes Louis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Von Panzerhosen is trying to maintain a safe position but Louis gets an underhook and turns Von Panzerhosen into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Panzerhosen missing with knees to the body.
Von Panzerhosen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Louis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Von Panzerhosen regains guard.
Louis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louis throws a strike but Von Panzerhosen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis looking for subs off his back but Von Panzerhosen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Louis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Louis is staying active underneath Von Panzerhosen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Louis actively working from the bottom here.
Louis looking for submissions off his back.
Von Panzerhosen trying to control from Louis's half guard. Louis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Louis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Von Panzerhosen stacks Louis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Von Panzerhosen!
Louis is looking for a sweep.
Louis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Louis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Panzerhosen defending well though.
Louis working Von Panzerhosen over with strikes.
Louis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Von Panzerhosen's head.
Von Panzerhosen is looking for a sweep. Louis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Louis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Von Panzerhosen is trying to maintain the position but Louis is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Louis is trying to control. Von Panzerhosen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Louis.
Louis tries to pass to full mount but Von Panzerhosen defends it.
Louis winds up and cracks Von Panzerhosen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Louis is stalling here. Von Panzerhosen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Louis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Von Panzerhosen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Von Panzerhosen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Louis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Louis is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Louis can't do much from the bottom here.
Louis manages to get back to half guard.
Von Panzerhosen is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Louis actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Algot Von Panzerhosen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Von Panzerhosen clinches up with Louis and pushes him back against the cage.
Von Panzerhosen just leaning against Louis, taking a breather.
Louis lands with a right to the head.
Louis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Von Panzerhosen is trying to keep an underhook but Louis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Louis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Von Panzerhosen defends it well.
Von Panzerhosen is looking to control Louis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Panzerhosen avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Von Panzerhosen is just riding it out for now. Louis eventually gives up the hold.
Louis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Von Panzerhosen defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen taking some punishment here, with Louis in his half guard.
Louis is stalling here. Von Panzerhosen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Louis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Von Panzerhosen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Von Panzerhosen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Von Panzerhosen working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Panzerhosen trying to control the action but Louis is working from the bottom.
Louis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Von Panzerhosen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Von Panzerhosen is looking to stall here but Louis recovers full guard.
Von Panzerhosen sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Louis doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Von Panzerhosen paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Louis - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Louis!
Our winner, Joe Louis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Sucre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iced Earth - Plagues of Babylon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre misses with a wild body shot.
De Sucre lands a body shot.
Rynn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Sucre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Sucre looks to land a body kick but Rynn moved away.
De Sucre cracks Rynn with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for De Sucre.
De Sucre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rynn finds it's way round the side to connect with De Sucre's head.
Rynn with a nice cross.
De Sucre staying out of range there.
De Sucre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rynn misses with an uppercut.
De Sucre is looking to counter punch.
Rynn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Sucre scores with a hook to the body. Rynn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mikaiah Rynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rynn avoids a kick to the body.
De Sucre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rynn lands a nice looking body kick.
De Sucre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rynn.
Rynn misses with a straight right.
Rynn throws an overhand right that lands on De Sucre's shoulder, as De Sucre tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre just misses with a punch to the body.
De Sucre throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Rynn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Sucre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Sucre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rynn will feel that in the morning.
De Sucre ducks under a wild hook from Rynn.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Sucre.
Rynn slips a jab from De Sucre.
De Sucre looks to land a left hand but Rynn moved out of range nicely.
Rynn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Sucre lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rynn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Sucre misses with a head kick.
A big right from Rynn misses.
Rynn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Sucre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Mikaiah Rynn has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Sucre throws a right hand that misses
and Rynn counters with a nice uppercut.
Rynn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a leg kick which misses Rynn's front leg but catches the back leg as Rynn tries to avoid it.
De Sucre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Sucre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rynn in his tracks.
Rynn moves away from the strike by De Sucre.
A countering left hand to the body from Rynn misses.
Rynn throws a series of strikes that have De Sucre backpedaling.
De Sucre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Sucre just misses with a punch to the body.
Rynn just misses with a punch to the body.
Rynn throws the left hand but De Sucre avoids the punch easily.
Rynn takes one to the side of the head.
Rynn misses with a hook.
Rynn throws a combination that misses
and De Sucre counters with a series of strikes. Rynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rynn is rocked!
De Sucre drops Rynn with a big left hand! Rynn is injured, injured bad! De Sucre jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Jose De Sucre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Berserk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie DeVanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Berserk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artie DeVanzo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVanzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Berserk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. DeVanzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Berserk wants to land a leg kick but DeVanzo is out of range.
Berserk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeVanzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berserk.
No luck for DeVanzo with that takedown attempt.
Berserk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berserk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeVanzo momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berserk connects with a crisp jab.
DeVanzo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
DeVanzo defending well as Berserk loads up on a big left hand.
DeVanzo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Berserk misses the jab.
Berserk is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk has DeVanzo up against the cage in a clinch.
Berserk misses with the head strike.
Berserk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeVanzo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berserk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
DeVanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Berserk lands a shoulder strike.
DeVanzo lands a knee to the body.
Berserk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berserk throws a head punch that misses.
Berserk is looking to control DeVanzo's arms but DeVanzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berserk has his back to the cage.
Berserk trying to stall but DeVanzo improves his position.
Berserk looking to stall.
DeVanzo tries to throw a body punch but Berserk avoids it by throwing DeVanzo back against the cage.
Berserk tries a body shot but DeVanzo blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Berserk scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from DeVanzo.
A shot in the inside from DeVanzo.
Berserk lands a hook that snaps the head of DeVanzo backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from DeVanzo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berserk stalling in the clinch but DeVanzo improves position.
Berserk trying to control the position but instead, DeVanzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Berserk into the cage.
Berserk can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Berserk lands a shoulder strike.
Berserk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DeVanzo lands a body punch.
DeVanzo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Berserk is trying to keep an underhook but DeVanzo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
DeVanzo not doing much here.
Berserk is trying to get back to full guard.
DeVanzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, DeVanzo seems content to control.
Berserk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
DeVanzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Berserk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berserk wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and DeVanzo is now in half guard.
DeVanzo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
DeVanzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berserk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berserk.
DeVanzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berserk wants to sweep here but DeVanzo controlling him for the moment.
DeVanzo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
DeVanzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Berserk is retaining full guard.
Berserk has control of DeVanzo's left arm, preventing DeVanzo from doing any damage.
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 Urho Berserk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Berserk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Berserk throws a good cross that connects.
Berserk throws a hook but DeVanzo avoids it easily.
Berserk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVanzo moves away.
Berserk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And DeVanzo tries to counter it with a takedown but Berserk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A swing and a miss from Berserk.
Berserk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Berserk slips a straight right by DeVanzo.
DeVanzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berserk throws a body punch but DeVanzo moves out of range.
DeVanzo scores with a hook to the body. Berserk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Berserk moves into the clinch.
DeVanzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Berserk gets an underhook and turns DeVanzo into the cage.
DeVanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeVanzo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berserk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeVanzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berserk backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
DeVanzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berserk.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, DeVanzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from DeVanzo on the inside.
Berserk is pressed up against the cage. DeVanzo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berserk down to the mat. Berserk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Berserk just misses with a punch to the body.
DeVanzo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Berserk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berserk misses with a hook
and DeVanzo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Berserk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVanzo wants to free his trapped foot but Berserk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berserk tries to regain full guard. Instead though, DeVanzo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
DeVanzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Berserk is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVanzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Berserk can't escape the position.
DeVanzo raining down shots from the mount!
DeVanzo unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Berserk wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! DeVanzo celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artie DeVanzo!
A very excited looking Artie DeVanzo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cross Furia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Furia comes into the arena with Vivaldi's Winter blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Cross Furia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross Furia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Cross Furia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Cross Furia.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Cross Furia to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross Furia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
We've been told by Cross Furia's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Cross Furia, which made it look bad.
Jackson cracks Cross Furia with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross Furia moves away.
Cross Furia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Cross Furia misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Cross Furia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cross Furia throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Cross Furia lands a slapping body shot.
Cross Furia slips a straight right by Jackson.
A counter left hand to the body from Cross Furia misses its target.
Cross Furia scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Cross Furia. Those never looked like landing.
Cross Furia throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
A big right from Jackson misses.
A quick step to the side and Cross Furia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross Furia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cross Furia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cross Furia moves away.
Cross Furia throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Cross Furia avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cross Furia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cross Furia throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Cross Furia gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Cross Furia manages to retain guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Cross Furia manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cross Furia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Cross Furia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cross Furia tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Cross Furia counters with a crisp one two that drops Jackson! Cross Furia thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jackson to his feet! Jackson is in big trouble!
Jackson is rocked!
Cross Furia circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jackson to the canvas! Jackson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cross Furia keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cross Furia!
A relieved looking Dante Cross Furia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein has chosen Wilder Wein as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Wein ducks down to avoid it.
Wein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Rambo moves away and avoids it.
Rambo moves out of range as Wein strikes.
Sambo Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rambo finds it's way through Wein's defenses.
Rambo lands with a nice body punch.
Rambo scores with a shot to the body.
Wein tries to keep at a distance but Rambo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rambo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wein blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo looking for a takedown.
Wein misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rambo.
Rambo swings wildly with an uppercut but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wein blocks a body shot from Rambo.
Wein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Rambo.
Rambo misses with the head strike.
Rambo is looking for a takedown.
Rambo jumps into guard, dragging Wein to the mat.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rambo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've been hearing good reports from Rambo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rambo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rambo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wein defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein controlling from the top position.
Rambo controlling Wein's posture.
Rambo trying to keep a closed guard but Wein is proving a slippery customer.
Rambo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wein is one step ahead there.
Rambo trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wein is one step ahead there.
Rambo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rambo avoids the body shot from Wein.
Rambo tries to move into range but Wein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rambo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wein to score with a decent uppercut.
Rambo shoots in and bounces Wein off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wein wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rambo manages to pass to side control.
Rambo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rambo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wein keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Rambo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rambo slips under a jab.
Wein missing with a left hand there. Rambo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rambo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rambo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wein misses with a series of wild punches.
Wein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rambo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rambo.
Rambo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rambo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rambo throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wein throws a head punch that misses.
Rambo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Rambo.
Rambo is trying to pull guard but Wein turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wein misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rambo.
Rambo blocking some punches.
Rambo works on Wein's body with a couple of short punches.
Rambo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wein lands a left hand.
Wein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wein working aggressively here.
Wein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wein is breathing heavily.
Rambo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wein has a couple of punches blocked by Rambo.
Rambo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rambo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rambo backwards.
Rambo stalling in the clinch but Wein improves position.
Rambo blocks a body shot from Wein.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rambo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wein misses with a body punch.
Wein blocks a body shot from Rambo.
Wein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wein can do to turn this around?
Wein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wein takes a shot to the head.
Wein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wein has a couple of punches blocked by Rambo.
A hook to the body from Rambo.
Rambo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wein pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rambo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rambo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wein uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rambo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rambo works his way into side control.
The strikes coming from Rambo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rambo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wein's legs.
Rambo trying to control the action but Wein is working from the bottom.
Rambo is staying tight to Wein's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo swings around for an armbar but Wein sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rambo's guard.
Rambo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wein is trying to keep Rambo in close.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Wein keeps moving.
Wein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Rambo dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Jab from Rambo.
Rambo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rambo walks into a straight right hand from Wein.
A combination from Wein does no damage.
Rambo attempts a counter takedown but Wein avoids it well and moves away.
Wein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sambo Rambo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rambo, right into the meat.
Wilder Wein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo throws a series of strikes that have Wein backpedaling.
Rambo goes for a double leg but Wein avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wein continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rambo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wein as Rambo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wein scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rambo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rambo clobbers Wein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Wein misses.
Wein misses with a hook. Rambo ducked under it nicely.
Wein might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wein avoids the body shot from Rambo.
As Rambo backs off Wein throws a huge counter combo but Rambo manages to avoid it all.
Wilder Wein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein throws a series of punches but Rambo moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rambo rushes Wein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rambo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wein throws a head punch that misses.
Rambo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weins head.
A short left from Wein.
Rambo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wein after a bit of a struggle.
Wein tries to throw a body punch but Rambo avoids it by throwing Wein back against the cage.
Sambo Rambo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wein tries to work over Rambo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rambo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rambo has Wein pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rambo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wein tumbling to the mat - Rambo dives into Wein's guard.
Rambo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands a couple of elbows.
Rambo trying to control but Wein is working from the bottom.
Rambo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wein is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rambo content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wein keeping moving, preventing Rambo from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sambo Rambo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rambo cracks a nice hook into Wein's ribs.
Wein misses with a straight left.
Rambo throws a looping overhand right but Wein ducks down to avoid it.
Wein avoids a kick to the body.
Wein misses with an uppercut.
Rambo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wein!
Wein throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilder Wein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rambo 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Imperitum. Adelhard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cabrera 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 Adelhard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adelhard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adelhard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Adelhard.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adelhard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adelhard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adelhard.
Cabrera tries to work over Adelhard's front leg with a kick but Adelhard checks it.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Adelhard.
Cabrera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adelhard sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrera counters with a series of strikes. Adelhard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body kick from Adelhard.
Cabrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adelhard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Adelhard moved away.
Adelhard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Adelhard's guard.
Cabrera controlling from the top position.
Adelhard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adelhard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cabrera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adelhard's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cabrera is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Adelhard.
Cabrera scoring with punches and elbows.
Adelhard tries to bench press Cabrera off him but Cabrera keeps the position.
Adelhard stops Cabrera from passing to mount.
Cabrera is putting a hurting on Adelhard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cabrera lands a few punches from side control.
Cabrera moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is landing with some decent strikes but Adelhard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cabrera is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
Cabrera landing shots from mount.
Cabrera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cabrera with the ground and pound from mount.
Adelhard is rocked!
That has opened up Bernhard Adelhard's cut even more.
Adelhard is trying to escape the mount.
Adelhard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adelhard is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard tries to hold on but Cabrera pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Cabrera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cabrera 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.
Adelhard can't escape the position.
Adelhard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adelhard is not content to let Cabrera control the position.
Adelhard is pressing down on Cabrera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Adelhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adelhard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Adelhard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adelhard under the eye.
The cut above Bernhard Adelhard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Adelhard counters with a thumping low kick.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adelhard throws a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with an outside leg kick.
Adelhard tries to work over Cabrera's front leg with a kick but Cabrera checks it.
Adelhard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cabrera sprawls well. Cabrera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adelhard gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adelhard in his tracks.
A solid body kick from Adelhard.
Cabrera lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard misses with a takedown attempt
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adelhard checks a leg kick.
Cabrera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adelhard on the side of the head.
Adelhard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adelhard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cabrera really felt that one!
Adelhard misses with an uppercut.
Adelhard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bernhard Adelhard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Adelhard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cabrera 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 Adelhard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adelhard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adelhard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adelhard can do to turn this around?
Adelhard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adelhard blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Adelhard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adelhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adelhard momentarily.
Cabrera shoots in and gets a takedown into Adelhard's guard.
Cabrera is in close to Adelhard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Adelhard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adelhard can't keep his opponent in guard - Cabrera advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adelhard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cabrera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Adelhard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cabrera defends it easily.
Adelhard looking for a guillotine here but Cabrera defends easily.
Cabrera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bernhard Adelhard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Helix Cabrera!
Our winner, Helix Cabrera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anakoni Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Firestarter. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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25
212 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Severn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kai throws a solid leg kick but Severn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kai.
Kai lands a nice shot that snaps Severn's head back.
Kai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Severn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Severn throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Severn doesn't seem bothered though.
Severn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kai.
Kai throws a body kick that misses.
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai cracks Severn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Severn tries for a takedown but Kai circles away easily
and Kai counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Severn.
Severn avoids the body shot from Kai.
Severn misses with a body kick.
Severn is looking to land body kicks.
Kai scores with a jab to the body.
Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Severn.
Severn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Jab by Kai.
A bone on bone clash there as Kai blocks the leg kick.
Severn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kai tries to clinch but Severn moves out of range.
Severn tries to land a front kick but Kai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been informed that Kai 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.
Kai lands a big head kick that sends Severn tumbling to the mat! Kai takes a step backwards and waves Severn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Chris Severn has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A jab from Kai misses.
That kick from Kai tenderised Severn's leg. Severn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Severn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
Kai throws a jab when Severn was well out of range.
Kai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Severn. Severn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Severn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anakoni Kai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kai avoids a kick to the body.
Kai jabs at Severn's body.
Severn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kai throws out a loose jab but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severn throws a shot from downtown. Kai moves away and avoids it.
Severn misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kai lands with a slapping head kick.
Severn stuns Kai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Severn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Severn scores with a nice right hand.
Anakoni Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Severn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Severn does no damage.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Severn. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severn swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick from Severn.
Kai throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick from Severn.
Kai tries to clinch up.
Kai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good leg kick by Kai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Severn is out of range.
Kai moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Kai misses.
Severn feinted with a counter takedown.
Severn moves out of range of the leg kick from Kai.
Severn feinted with a counter takedown.
Kai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Severn throws a right hand that Kai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kai also avoids with ease.
Kai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severn misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anakoni Kai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kai misses with the combination.
A low kick from Kai is predictable there
and Severn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Severn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kai to the ground. Severn is now in Kai's guard.
Severn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Severn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kai's guard.
Kai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kai tries to get to full guard but Severn has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Severn there.
Severn not doing much here.
Severn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Severn throwing shots but Kai is blocking nicely.
Severn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kai is looking for a sweep. Severn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kai wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Severn there.
Severn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Severn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kai defends it well.
Kai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kai.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Severn's guard.
Kai trying to control the position from guard on top but Severn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kai got a little sloppy there for a moment and Severn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kai has managed to get both his arms back between Severn's legs - danger averted.
Kai wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Severn keeping full guard, as Kai tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Severn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kai trying to move into half guard but instead Severn has managed to sweep!
Kai wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Severn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kai down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kai is trying to control Severn's posture but Severn avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Severn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Severn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Severn throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severn.
Severn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kai avoids it.
Severn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Severn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai lands a nice shot that snaps Severn's head back.
Severn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Severn misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai works the jab nicely.
Kai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Severn.
A big left from Severn misses.
Severn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kai looks to throw a body kick
and Severn counters with a good low kick that Kai was not able to check.
Kai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kai moves out of range of the body kick.
Severn throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai jabs at Severn's body.
Severn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kai's corner calls for a 1-2. Kai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Severn.
Kai walks into a straight right hand from Severn.
Some bone on bone action there as Severn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Severn feinted with a counter takedown.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severn.
Kai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Severn tries to land a front kick but Kai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Severn moves out of range of the body kick from Kai.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Severn - that will leave a mark!
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Severn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Severn moves out of range as Kai strikes.
Kai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Severn.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.
Severn throws the kick towards the body but Kai avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kai. That's going to slow Severn down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Severn. Kai shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Severn.
Severn scores with a body shot.
Severn misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Severn.
Anakoni Kai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kai throws a low kick but Severn avoids it.
Severn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai scores with a nice head shot.
Kai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kai avoids a kick to the body.
Severn throws a body kick that misses.
Severn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Severn misses with a low kick as Kai jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anakoni Kai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anakoni Kai!
Anakoni Kai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi has chosen Fehu - Wardruna as his entrance music. Taisto Perälä has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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151 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Hoi.
Hoi lands a head kick. Perälä smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut.
Hoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perälä.
Perälä throwing a counter right hand but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Perälä slips under a jab from Hoi.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Perälä sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perälä half committed to a counter leg kick.
Perälä looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä slips a straight right by Hoi.
Hoi's coach down at River's Edge Gym, DOW was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hoi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoi blocks the leg kick.
Hoi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Perälä thinks about countering with a body kick.
Perälä takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perälä lands a nice looking body shot.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
Hoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perälä. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoi.
Perälä changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perälä misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoi counters with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Perälä as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perälä fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perälä walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
Perälä throws a body kick that misses.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Hoi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perälä throws a hook but Hoi avoids it easily.
Hoi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Perälä defends it well.
Hoi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hoi is rocked!
Perälä takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoi is still on wobbly legs! Can Perälä finish him?
Hoi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Perälä lands a jab to Hoi's midsection.
Hoi avoids the body shot from Perälä.
A cross from Perälä lands.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi wants to land a leg kick but Perälä is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Perälä misses the target.
Hoi seems to have recovered his senses.
Hoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peräläs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoi wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Perälä slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perälä throws a right hand that misses
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hoi.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perälä moves away.
Perälä avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perälä's head.
Hoi avoids the body shot from Perälä.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoi.
Hoi tries to score with a low kick but Perälä moves his leg out of the way.
Perälä was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hoi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Perälä is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perälä scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perälä. Perälä obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Hoi.
Hoi connects with a single shot there.
Perälä thows a leg kick but Hoi checks it
and Hoi counters with an outside leg kick.
Perälä throws a leg kick which misses Hoi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoi tries to avoid it.
Perälä misses with a head kick.
Hoi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hoi misses with an uppercut.
Perälä drops his hands momentarily and Hoi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoi. Perälä does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Perälä moved away.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Perälä's leg. Perälä is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Hoi is looking to chop away at Perälä's legs.
A quick step to the side and Perälä tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perälä had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Perälä throws a body punch but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Perälä blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Perälä is looking to counter punch.
Perälä smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Hoi.
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
Hoi moves out of range as Perälä strikes.
A nice side step and Hoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Perälä's leg. Perälä is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoi cracks Perälä with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perälä fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoi.
Hoi is looking to chop away at Perälä's legs.
Hoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perälä tries to score with a low kick but Hoi moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perälä. That's going to slow Hoi down.
Hoi scores with a jab.
Perälä throws a looping overhand right but Hoi ducks down to avoid it.
Perälä uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fabian Hoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoi checks a leg kick.
Hoi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perälä's calf.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi throws a body shot but no joy.
Perälä is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoi pushes Perälä away with a front kick.
Perälä chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoi can pounce on him.
Hoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perälä is looking for a counter combo.
Hoi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perälä's hands.
Hoi throws a leg kick
and Perälä counters with an inside leg kick.
Perälä chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hoi can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Hoi checks it.
Hoi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perälä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoi.
It looked like Perälä was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hoi.
A jab from Hoi misses.
Fabian Hoi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Perälä pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPerälä.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Perälä might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä throws a low kick but Hoi avoids it.
Hoi moves out of range as Perälä throws a body kick.
Hoi lands a slapping body shot.
Hoi lunges at Perälä with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perälä's hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hoi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hoi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hoi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perälä. That did some damage!
Perälä lands a really nice looking cross but Hoi seems unphased.
Hoi cracks Perälä with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perälä moves out of range as Hoi strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Hoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoi tries a quick counter leg kick but Perälä is wise to it.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perälä's calf.
A low kick from Perälä is predictable there
and Hoi counters with a low kick, right behind Perälä 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
Hoi connects with a leg kick. Perälä looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoi misses with a straight left.
Perälä is looking to counter punch.
Hoi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perälä's calf.
Hoi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Hoi.
Perälä misses with a body kick.
Hoi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perälä is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hoi misses with a body shot
and Perälä counters with a good, hard body kick but Hoi shrugs it off.
Perälä throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoi.
Hoi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A low kick from Perälä is predictable there
and Hoi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoi scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Perälä.
Hoi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hoi connects with a leg kick. Perälä looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perälä throws a shot from downtown. Hoi moves away and avoids it.
Perälä throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Hoi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hoi drives through and clinches with Perälä against the cage.
Perälä lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoi backwards.
Perälä looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch on the inside from Hoi fails to land.
Hoi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Perälä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoi throws a lazy right hand but Perälä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perälä throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoi counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä tries to land a front kick but Hoi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perälä throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perälä looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoi throws a head kick but Perälä moves out of range.
Hoi thumps Perälä with a low kick.
Hoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Perälä throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi thumps Perälä with a low kick.
Perälä lands a big head kick that sends Hoi tumbling to the mat! Perälä takes a step backwards and waves Hoi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perälä moves out of range as Hoi strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabian Hoi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taisto Perälä's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perälä throws a lazy right hand but Hoi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perälä doesn't seem bothered though.
Hoi tries to clinch but Perälä is having none of it.
Perälä blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hoi.
Hoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Perälä is just out of range.
Hoi cracks a nice hook into Perälä's ribs.
Hoi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoi throws a leg kick which misses Perälä's front leg but catches the back leg as Perälä tries to avoid it.
Perälä swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Perälä.
Hoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi misses with a low kick.
Hoi blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hoi finds it's target.
Hoi delivers a nice body kick.
Hoi catches Perälä with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perälä's head.
Hoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perälä.
Hoi is looking to score with low kicks.
Perälä throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoi takes one on the button.
Perälä lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perälä.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoi throws a right and a left that Perälä avoids nicely.
Perälä fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hoi just manages to avoid it.
Taisto Perälä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi cracks the inside of Perälä's front leg.
Perälä throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
Perälä on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hoi. Hoi obviously looking to wear him down.
Perälä buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perälä jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perälä's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hoi misses with a body kick.
Hoi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoi looks to land a body kick but Perälä moved away.
Hoi feints and then cracks Perälä's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perälä down.
Hoi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hoi sprawling to the canvas! Hoi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Perälä finish him?!
Perälä stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoi.
A bone on bone clash there as Hoi blocks the leg kick.
Hoi connects with the punch.
Hoi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perälä scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Hoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perälä tests Hoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoi manages to avoid it.
Hoi wants to clinch up but Perälä keeps it at a distance.
Hoi moves out of range as Perälä strikes.
Perälä tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoi connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perälä moves away from the strike by Hoi.
Hoi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoi tried to score with a low kick but Perälä checks it.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Perälä moves out of range.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoi wants to counter the offense by Perälä and move into the clinch position.
Perälä drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hoi right on the button. Hoi goes down! Perälä follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Perälä gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Perälä!
Our winner, Taisto Perälä, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Fabian Hoi had this to say: 'Damn you! You used to be my manager but left me alone and now you beat me with one of your fighters? Fuck you bastard!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Kristofer Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This Fire Burns - Killswitch Engage. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoni Kristofer Hong!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kocur throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hong avoids it.
Kocur looks to throw the jab but Hong is out of range.
Kocur thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kocur scores with a nice strike.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Kocur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hong.
Kocur with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kocur. That did some damage!
Hong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocur moves away.
Kocur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hong throws out the jab.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocur blocks a low kick nicely.
Hong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong 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.
Kocur tests Hong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kocur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hong. Kocur shrugs it off though.
Kocur checks a low kick from Hong.
Kocur works the jab nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kocur.
Kocur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hong. Hong obviously looking to wear him down.
Kocur misses with a hook. Hong ducked under it nicely.
Hong lands with a slapping head kick.
Hong tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kocur defends well and Hong ends up having to push Kocur into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kocur blocks a leg kick.
Hong moves out of range as Kocur throws a body kick.
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kocur 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kocur throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
And Hong tries to counter it with a takedown but Kocur pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Kocur misses
and Hong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kocur wants to clinch up but Hong keeps it at a distance.
Kocur connects with a jab.
It looks like Antoni Kristofer Hong has been cut.
Kocur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kocur throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Kocur.
Hong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kocur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hong.
Hong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hong throws a big elbow that misses.
Hong trying to control but Kocur is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kocur is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Kocur from controlling successfully.
Kocur tries to free his leg and advance position but Hong is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kocur trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kocur wants to pass the guard but Hong is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kocur's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hong gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Kocur counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
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 Joey Kocur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kocur throws a leg kick that misses.
Kocur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong lands with a hook. Kocur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hong fails with a takedown attempt.
Hong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kocur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Kocur misses.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong moves out of range as Kocur strikes.
Kocur moves forwards but Hong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kocur misses with an uppercut
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kocur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kocur lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong throws a series of punches but Kocur moves out of range.
Kocur tries to counter by clinching up but Hong breaks away and moves out of range.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Hong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kocur punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Hong throws a hook but Kocur avoids it easily.
Hong wants to slow Kocur down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kocur misses with a left hand
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab from Hong.
Kocur connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kocur.
Kocur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hong walks into a left hand.
Kocur throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur moves forwards but Hong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kocur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong moves away from the strike by Kocur.
Kocur lands a nice shot to the body.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Joey Kocur is winning the standup battle so far.
Hong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kocur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kocur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Kocur looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
Kocur misses with a wild body shot.
Kocur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kocur staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Kocur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kocur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kocur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hong with the counter takedown but Kocur avoids it easily.
Joey Kocur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kocur at a distance.
Kocur with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hong misses the body punch
enabling Kocur to counter with a crisp jab.
Hong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kocur.
Hong lands with a nice body kick.
Hong misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hong. Kocur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kocur throws a big shot that misses.
Hong cracks the inside of Kocur's front leg.
Hong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hong scores with a nice body kick.
Hong throws a jab when Kocur was well out of range.
Hong slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong tries to work over Kocur's front leg with a kick but Kocur checks it.
Hong is looking to land body kicks.
Kocur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kocur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kocur.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice combination there by Kocur.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kocur motions for Hong to come forward. Kocur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kocur.
Kocur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hong.
Kocur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kocur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hong counters with a thumping low kick.
Hong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kocur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kocur appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong looks to throw the jab but Kocur is out of range.
Kocur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoni Kristofer Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antoni Kristofer Hong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kocur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kocur scores with a nice body kick.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kocur manages to avoid it.
Kocur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hong is looking to chop away at Kocur's legs.
Kocur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hong checks a low kick from Kocur.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hong. That's going to slow Kocur down.
Kocur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kocur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hong.
Hong clobbers Kocur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hong misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kocur.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Kocur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kocur misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
Kocur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kocur there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hong with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Kocur - just one landing.
Kocur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kocur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kocur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
Kocur misses with a straight right.
Hong tests Kocur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Hong tenderised Kocur's leg. Kocur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good exchange - Kocur coming out on top.
Kocur scores with a sloppy right hand. Hong should have avoided that one.
Hong throws a low kick but Kocur moves out of range easily.
Kocur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong shoots in looking for a takedown. Kocur tries to sprawl out of it but Hong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kocur manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocur gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kocur is trying to keep Hong in close.
Kocur keeping full guard, as Hong tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kocur keeping moving, preventing Hong from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kocur scores with a leg kick.
Kocur closes the distance but Hong moves to the side
and Hong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hong.
Hong lands a couple of digs.
Kocur is trying to keep Hong in close.
Hong trying to control the position from guard on top but Kocur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong controlling from the top position.
Hong throws a strike but Kocur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kocur's guard.
Hong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kocur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kocur pulls Hong in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Kristofer Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hong 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoni Kristofer Hong!
Antoni Kristofer Hong tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rubin.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Rubin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Perkele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rubin throws a good cross that connects.
Rubin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubin. Perkele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubin lands with a straight right. Perkele didn't see that one coming.
Perkele slips under a jab from Rubin.
Rubin digs a good hook to Perkele's body.
A big left from Perkele misses.
Rubin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Rubin moved away.
Perkele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perkele connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubin missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rubin.
Rubin looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Rubin swings for the body but Perkele moves out of range.
A big right from Perkele misses.
Rubin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele connects with an inside leg kick.
Perkele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rubin's head.
Perkele slips a straight right by Rubin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubin throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele tries to land a front kick but Rubin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubin looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Rubin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Perkele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rubin doesn't seem phased though.
Rubin misses with a takedown
and Perkele counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rubin.
Rubin throws a poor cross that misses
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rubin throws the left hand but Perkele avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Rubin misses with a looping left.
Perkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rubin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rubin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perkele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crunch! Perkele slams his shin into Rubin's torso.
Rubin is breathing heavily.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Perkele.
Rubin tries to counter with a takedown but Perkele is quick to defend against it.
Rubin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Perkele can pounce on him.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubin swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Rubin misses.
Perkele checks a low kick from Rubin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perkele manages to avoid it.
Perkele keeps the fight on the outside.
Perkele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rubin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rubin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Perkele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perkele checks a leg kick nicely.
Rubin misses with an uppercut. Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele throws a leg kick that misses.
Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rubin throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Itse Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubin lands a really nice looking cross but Perkele seems unphased.
Rubin avoids a kick to the body.
Rubin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Perkele sprawls and moves away.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele catches Rubin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jab from Perkele.
Rubin misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Rubin's shoulder, as Rubin tries to avoid the shot.
Rubin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele tries to land a front kick but Rubin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Rubin had a free shot at his head there.
Perkele is looking to slow Rubin down with leg kicks.
Rubin cracks Perkele with a good jab.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Rubin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rubin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rubin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rubin misses with an uppercut
and Rubin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Timur Rubin has been cut.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perkele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itse Perkele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timur Rubin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rubin slips a straight right by Perkele.
A shot to the liver by Rubin. Beautiful body shot.
Rubin misses with a straight left.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rubin doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkele is looking to score with low kicks.
Perkele looks to throw the jab but Rubin is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Perkele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Perkele throws the left hand but Rubin avoids the punch easily.
Rubin throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele throws out a powerful jab.
Rubin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rubin slips a straight right by Perkele.
Perkele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perkele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Rubin. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubin throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubin, right into the meat.
Perkele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perkele fakes the leg kick and cracks Rubin in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Perkele slams his shin into Rubin's torso.
Perkele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele fakes the leg kick and cracks Rubin in the body.
Rubin checks the leg kick.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Rubin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Rubin as he checks the leg kick.
Perkele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rubin. Rubin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubin takes one on the button.
Perkele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Perkele lands a big uppercut and Rubin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rubin looks OK. Perkele waves Rubin back to his feet!
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!
Crunch! Perkele slams his shin into Rubin's torso.
Rubin is holding his hands too far apart here. Perkele throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rubin is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Itse Perkele!
Itse Perkele managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199, into his post fight interview.
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