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~T~ ITFL Round 6.2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bustamante's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Here Comes The Boom!. Diego Bustamante could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamal Jackson's chin.
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Bustamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bustamante misses.
A low kick from Bustamante misses
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bustamante throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Bustamante 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bustamante. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Bustamante.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Bustamante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson throws the left hand but Bustamante avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bustamante slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bustamante fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Bustamante throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Jackson stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bustamante follows into mount!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Jamal Jackson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Bustamante finish him?
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bustamante controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Bustamante has a good base and remains in mount.
Jackson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bustamante sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to control the position for a moment.
Jackson wants to hold on but Bustamante pushes him away.
Jackson is controlling an arm, preventing Bustamante from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bustamante sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Bustamante maintains control.
Bustamante controlling his opponent.
Bustamante continues to stall.
Bustamante's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Bustamante trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bustamante controlling his opponent.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Bustamante tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bustamante wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bustamante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson tests Bustamante's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bustamante misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bustamante defends it well.
Bustamante throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Bustamante lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego Bustamante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Bustamante shows good takedown defense.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Bustamante was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bustamante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bustamante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bustamante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante with a hook.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Bustamante.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bustamante should have avoided that one.
Bustamante misses with a body kick.
Bustamante wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Bustamante connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bustamante throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Bustamante.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Bustamante is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bustamante circles away quickly and effectively.
Bustamante scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bustamante enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bustamante manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bustamante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Bustamante looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson trying to control but Bustamante is working from the bottom.
Jackson postures up in Bustamante's guard and throws a big left but Bustamante blocks it.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Bustamante keeps moving.
Bustamante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bustamante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bustamante lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bustamante scores with a leg kick.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Bustamante avoids them all with ease.
Bustamante thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bustamante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego Bustamante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bustamante thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Bustamante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swings for the body but Bustamante moves out of range.
Bustamante scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Bustamante throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Bustamante throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bustamante tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson 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.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bustamante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bustamante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bustamante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Bustamante was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bustamante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Bustamante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Bustamante explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bustamante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Bustamante is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bustamante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Bustamante counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bustamante manages to avoid it.
Bustamante fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Bustamante misses.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Bustamante avoids it easily.
Bustamante throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bustamante ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Bustamante appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bustamante throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Bustamante's shoulder, as Bustamante tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Bustamante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bustamante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bustamante connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Bustamante counters with a leg kick.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bustamante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick from Bustamante.
Jamal Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante lands a big shot that drops Jackson! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bustamante controls the pace.
More hug and hope from Bustamante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Bustamante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson takes a swing at Bustamante's ribcage but misses.
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Bustamante struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Bustamante controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson working away.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bustamante wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Bustamante dodges the ground and pound from Jackson.
Bustamante is trying to improve his position.
Bustamante wants to control but Jackson postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Bustamante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bustamante 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Bustamante!
A victorious Diego Bustamante thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hartlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartlock comes into the arena with Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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167 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Hartlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker Jr misses with a body kick.
Whitaker Jr lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Whitaker Jr misses its intended target.
Hartlock throws a leg kick but Whitaker Jr checks it.
Hartlock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker Jr.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartlock shoots in for a takedown but Whitaker Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitaker Jr staying out of range there.
Hartlock slips a jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Whitaker Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartlock throws out the jab.
Whitaker Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartlock defends it well.
Whitaker Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartlock.
A head kick misses from Hartlock.
A jab lands there for Hartlock.
It looks like Pernell Whitaker Jr has been cut.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hartlock.
Whitaker Jr works Hartlock's body with a nice hook.
Whitaker Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartlock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab.
Whitaker Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whitaker Jr stuns Hartlock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartlock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartlock blocks a head kick by Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock blocks a low kick nicely.
Whitaker Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Whitaker Jr tenderised Hartlock's leg. Hartlock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hartlock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker Jr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hartlock.
Whitaker Jr keeping moving, preventing Hartlock from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitaker Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartlock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hartlock trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartlock throwing strikes but missing.
Whitaker Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Hartlock is proving a slippery customer.
Whitaker Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock wants to control from the top but Whitaker Jr keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartlock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitaker Jr seems keen to control Hartlock's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartlock.
Hartlock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hartlock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartlock.
Whitaker Jr connects with a body shot.
Hartlock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hartlock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartlock as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whitaker Jr.
It looks like Brett Hartlock has been cut.
Hartlock misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartlock tries to land a leg kick but Whitaker Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Whitaker Jr with the counter takedown but Hartlock avoids it easily.
Whitaker Jr misses with a combination
and Hartlock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Hartlock moves out of range easily.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Hartlock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whitaker Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hartlock.
A punch combination from Whitaker Jr misses.
Whitaker Jr staying out of range there.
Hartlock loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker Jr slips the punch.
Whitaker Jr blocks the body kick.
Whitaker Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pernell Whitaker Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hartlock misses with an uppercut. Whitaker Jr saw that one coming.
Whitaker Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartlock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock throws out a leg kick but Whitaker Jr moves out of range and Hartlock only half commits.
Whitaker Jr leaves Hartlock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whitaker Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker Jr scores with a hook to the body. Hartlock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Hartlock misses.
Hartlock slips under a jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr needs to keep his hands up - Hartlock had a free shot at his head there.
Hartlock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hartlock at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Hartlock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartlock.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker Jr wants to slow Hartlock down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartlock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker Jr can pounce on him.
Whitaker Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hartlock looks for the body kick but Whitaker Jr saw that one coming.
Hartlock looks to land a right hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range.
Whitaker Jr throws a front kick aimed at Hartlock's knee but Hartlock avoids it well.
Hartlock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whitaker Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartlock looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker Jr is just out of range.
Hartlock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whitaker Jr feints the counter takedown.
Whitaker Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Hartlock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whitaker Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hartlock moves away from the strike by Whitaker Jr.
Jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whitaker Jr shoots in and bounces Hartlock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr wants to control from the top but Hartlock keeps moving.
Whitaker Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartlock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whitaker Jr pushes down on Hartlock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hartlock is looking for a sweep. Whitaker Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whitaker Jr stalling away here and it's allowed Hartlock to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Whitaker Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whitaker Jr trying to control but Hartlock is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartlock is retaining full guard.
Hartlock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hartlock is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Whitaker Jr looking for a guillotine here but Hartlock defends easily.
Whitaker Jr is trying to keep Hartlock in close.
Hartlock throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitaker Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartlock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hartlock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hartlock looking to pass the guard.
Hartlock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hartlock looking to sit in guard and control but Whitaker Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whitaker Jr trying to control but Hartlock is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pernell Whitaker Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hartlock dodges the punch combination from Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock misses with a two punch combination.
Hartlock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker Jr loads up on a big right hand but Hartlock slips the punch.
Whitaker Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartlock's hands.
Whitaker Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock throws a head kick but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker Jr misses with a low kick as Hartlock jumps back.
Hartlock loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker Jr slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Hartlock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whitaker Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Hartlock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitaker Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartlock closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker Jr, looking for a takedown. Hartlock pushes Whitaker Jr against the cage but Whitaker Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker Jr slips a jab from Hartlock.
Hartlock throws the left hand but Whitaker Jr avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker Jr moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Hartlock's shoulder, as Hartlock tries to avoid the shot.
Hartlock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitaker Jr looks for the body kick but Hartlock saw that one coming.
Hartlock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whitaker Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartlock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whitaker Jr sprawls and moves away.
Hartlock tries to land a front kick but Whitaker Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut there from Hartlock.
Whitaker Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Whitaker Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hartlock loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker Jr slips the punch.
Brett Hartlock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hartlock misses its intended target.
Whitaker Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartlock takes one to the side of the head.
Whitaker Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartlock throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whitaker Jr connects with a leg kick. Hartlock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hartlock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whitaker Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whitaker Jr tries to work over Hartlock's front leg with a kick but Hartlock checks it.
Whitaker Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Whitaker Jr thuds a left hand into Hartlock's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hartlock is looking to land body kicks.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook.
Hartlock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hartlock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitaker Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hartlock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartlock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whitaker Jr sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr scores with a hook.
Whitaker Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whitaker Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker Jr scores with a push kick.
Hartlock throws a looping overhand right but Whitaker Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartlock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whitaker Jr is looking to slow Hartlock down with leg kicks.
Whitaker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker Jr feints and then cracks Hartlock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartlock down.
Whitaker Jr defending well as Hartlock loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker Jr tried to score with a low kick but Hartlock checks it.
Whitaker Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartlock forces Whitaker Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Whitaker Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Whitaker Jr on the inside.
Hartlock blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Whitaker Jr.
Hartlock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whitaker Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hartlock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartlock lands a body punch.
Whitaker Jr is trying to stall.
Hartlock breaks the clinch.
Whitaker Jr thuds a left hand into Hartlock's body.
Whitaker Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartlock off the cage and back into range.
Whitaker Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Hartlock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartlock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker Jr keeping moving, preventing Hartlock from controlling successfully.
Hartlock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pernell Whitaker Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whitaker Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pernell Whitaker Jr!
After winning the bout, Pernell Whitaker Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Landen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drug Killjoy (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Landen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drug Killjoy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Killjoy.
Landen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killjoy throws a front kick that sends Landen stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Killjoy misses the target.
Killjoy misses with a kick to the body.
Paul Landen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killjoy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landen scores with a hook.
Landen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Killjoy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Killjoy missing with a left hand there. Landen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killjoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Landen just misses with a punch to the body.
Killjoy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
Landen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landen misses with a low kick.
Landen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Landen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Landen throws a body kick that misses.
Killjoy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Killjoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Killjoy throws a head kick that misses.
Landen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Killjoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Killjoy tries a low kick but Landen avoids it.
It looked like Landen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Killjoy scores with a punch to the head.
Drug Killjoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Killjoy connects with a looping right hand.
Landen is rocked!
Landen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Landen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Landen throws a sloppy head kick and Killjoy moves out of range easily.
Landen seems to have got his legs back now.
Landen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Killjoy. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landen lands with a kick to the temple. Killjoy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Drug Killjoy has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landen with a nice cross.
Landen looks to land a body kick but Killjoy moved away.
Killjoy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Killjoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Landen.
It seemed like Killjoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Killjoy misses with a body shot.
Landen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Killjoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Killjoy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Killjoy cracks Landen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Landen falls to his knees and Killjoy doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drug Killjoy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wilder Wein. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wein misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Wein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Brown 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.
Brown moves out of range as Wein strikes.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wein.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Wein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wein avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wein misses its intended target.
Wein misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Wein tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Wein is looking to counter punch.
Wein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Wein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wein throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wein throws out the jab.
Wein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Wein.
Wein throws a big shot that misses.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wein with a body shot.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wein throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Wein misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Wein moves out of range easily.
It looked like Wein was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Wein tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Wein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Wein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Wein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilder Wein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco Brown.
Brown jabs Wein right on the nose. Wein blinks but takes it well.
Wein misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Wein swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
The fighters circling - Wein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Wein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wein avoids the body shot from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wein leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown slips a straight right by Wein.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Wein moves out of range easily.
Wein throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a hook but Wein avoids it easily.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Wein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilder Wein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wein lands a right hook to the body.
Wilder Wein is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wein moves away.
Wein loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wein rather than just go for the knockout.
Donk. Brown catches Wein right on the button with a cross.
Wein misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Wein's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Wein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown clinches up with Wein and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Wein.
Wein lands a left hand.
Wein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has Wein pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Wein fails to land.
Wein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown blocking some punches.
Wein prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wein working aggressively here.
Wein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wein tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Wein back against the cage.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wein misses with a body punch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wein lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Wein shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wein blocks an uppercut.
Brown blocking some punches.
Wein displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Brown is trying to drag Wein to the mat but Wein just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wilder Wein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco Brown.
Wein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown tries to work over Wein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Wein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wein misses with a double jab.
As Wein backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Wein manages to avoid it all.
Wein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A slow jab from Wein misses its intended target.
Wein moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Wein sees coming a mile off.
Brown slips a straight right by Wein.
A clash of legs there as Wein blocks the low kick.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wein's head.
The crowd cheers as Wein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wein defends it well.
Wein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
Wein just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Brown with the counter takedown but Wein avoids it easily.
Wein throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a big head kick but Wein shrugs it off.
Wein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown feints the counter takedown.
Wein misses the shot to the body.
Brown punishes Wein's body with a nice straight punch.
A lazy left from Wein finds it's target.
Wein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown digs a good hook to Wein's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilder Wein dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wein takes one on the button.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wein as he jumps to the side.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wein throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Wein.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown works Wein's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wein.
A cross from Wein lands.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
And Brown responds with a good body kick, but Wein manages to step out the way in time.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves away from the strike by Wein.
Wein tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Wein moved out of range nicely.
Brown feints and as Wein raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wein has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Brown is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
Wein makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wein blocking some punches.
Wein gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein lands with a light punch inside.
Wein lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wein blocking some punches.
Wein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Wein.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Wein controls his hands.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Wein controls the action.
Wein swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown wants a takedown.
Wilder Wein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosco Brown.
Wein misses with some punches.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Wein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown prevents a body shot from Wein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Wein avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown is trying to trip Wein. He has hold of a leg but Wein is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brown persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wein manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Wein misses its intended target.
Wein throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown slips under a jab.
Wein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Wilder Wein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch up but Wein circles away and keeps his distance.
Wein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wein. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Wein slips the punch.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wein.
As Wein backs off Brown throws a huge counter combo but Wein manages to avoid it all.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Wein went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bosco Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wein swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilder Wein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wein 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilder Wein!
A relieved looking Wilder Wein 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 Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Gatsby has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timothy Robinson's chin.
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169 lbs
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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
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Gatsby.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson throws a shot from downtown. Gatsby moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Robinson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gatsby up against the cage.
Gatsby cracks Robinson with a nice body shot.
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Robinson.
Robinson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gatsby scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gatsby smiles and moves away.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gatsby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Robinson.
Robinson jabs Gatsby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Robinson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the action but Gatsby is working from the bottom.
Robinson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Robinson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gatsby to see if he's OK.
Gatsby defending against the ground and pound.
Robinson working away.
Gatsby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Robinson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robinson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gatsby sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gatsby tries to bench press Robinson off him but Robinson keeps the position.
Robinson scoring with punches from side control.
Gatsby is looking to reverse the position.
Gatsby tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Robinson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Robinson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gatsby can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gatsby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gatsby tries to lock up and control but Robinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gatsby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Robinson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Gatsby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson lands a heavy elbow.
Gatsby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gatsby is in a horrible position here. Robinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby is wriggling around trying to escape.
Robinson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gatsby wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Robinson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Robinson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Timothy Robinson made sure he mentioned MMA Hype Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Jay Gatsby stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, I had him. I don't think I'd have lost if... In fact, I'm sure I won this fight, hope you give me a rematch, old sport. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can... of course you can. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes to the cage accompanied by Fehu - Wardruna. This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fabian Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoi moves away.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoi.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volkov delivers a nice body kick.
Volkov connects with a body shot that sends Hoi's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Volkov misses.
Volkov lands a leg kick that knocks Hoi off balance momentarily.
Hoi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Volkov at a distance.
We've been told by Hoi's head coaches at Bjorn's Elite Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Volkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hoi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Volkov scrambles back to his feet.
Volkov connects with a single shot there.
Hoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov misses with the body kick
enabling Hoi to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Hoi tenderised Volkov's leg. Volkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi takes one on the button.
Hoi throws a good cross that connects.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoi, as that shot connected.
Hoi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Volkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoi.
Hoi moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
Hoi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hoi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
A shot to the liver by Hoi. Beautiful body shot.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Hoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Volkov will feel that in the morning.
Hoi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Volkov coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoi throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
Hoi throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Hoi. Beautiful body shot.
Hoi tries to clinch
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Hoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov misses with a hook. Hoi ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoi misses the target.
Volkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoi tried to counter with a leg kick but Volkov avoided it.
Volkov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Volkov connects with a jab.
Volkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoi in his tracks.
Hoi tries to land a front kick but Volkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Volkov misses
and Hoi counters with a three punch combo that has Volkov backing up. Volkov nods at Hoi to acknowledge the strikes.
Volkov is looking to score with low kicks.
As Volkov backs away, Hoi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov works Hoi's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volkov.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses
and Hoi counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Hoi throws the left hand but Volkov avoids the punch easily.
Volkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws a jab when Hoi was well out of range.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoi.
Volkov swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
Hoi checks a low kick from Volkov.
Volkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoi's sensitive parts.
Volkov tries to bum rush Hoi with a series of wild strikes but Hoi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Volkov slams his shin into Hoi's torso.
Hoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hoi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov scores with the left hand. Hoi knows he should have avoided that one.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Hoi scores with a body shot.
Hoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Hoi.
Volkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volkov takes a swing at Hoi's ribcage but misses.
Volkov throws a leg kick that misses.
Hoi throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Volkov misses
and Hoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoi is looking to land body kicks.
Volkov throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruslan Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Volkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoi catches Volkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Volkov cracks the inside of Hoi's front leg.
Hoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick from Hoi.
Hoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
Hoi throws a push kick but Volkov slaps the foot to one side.
Volkov 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.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hoi.
Hoi throws a series of punches but Volkov moves out of range.
Hoi throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov takes a swing at Hoi's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoi is looking to clinch.
Hoi lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand.
A swing and a miss from Hoi.
Hoi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Volkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Hoi should have avoided that one.
Hoi jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volkov throws a right hand that Hoi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoi also avoids with ease.
Volkov tries a low kick but Hoi avoids it.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Hoi moved away.
Volkov thuds his shin into the meat of Hoi's side.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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 scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Volkov throws a right and a left that Hoi avoids nicely.
Volkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoi.
Volkov lands a nice looking body kick.
Hoi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Volkov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Volkov is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Hoi as he works his way to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hoi is pulling down on Volkov's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoi is retaining full guard.
Hoi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoi.
Volkov misses with a straight left.
Hoi throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Volkov needs to keep his hands up - Hoi had a free shot at his head there.
Hoi throws a good cross that connects.
Hoi misses with a straight right.
Hoi avoids a kick to the body.
Hoi clinches.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruslan Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hoi misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Hoi misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Hoi misses
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoi looks to land a left hand but Volkov moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Hoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hoi lands an overhand right.
Hoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoi 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.
Hoi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Volkov checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Volkov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov scores with a jab. Hoi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hoi walks into a left hand.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoi throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Volkov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hoi throws a push kick but Volkov slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Hoi blocks the low kick.
Volkov punishes Hoi's body with a nice straight punch.
Hoi cracks Volkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Hoi misses.
Volkov cracks Hoi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoi feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down.
Volkov throws an off balance right hand
and Hoi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoi. That's going to slow Volkov down.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Volkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fabian Hoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoi. That's going to slow Volkov down.
Hoi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hoi misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Volkov.
Volkov scores with a leg kick.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoi.
Hoi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Volkov swings for the body but Hoi moves out of range.
Volkov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hoi ducks right into an uppercut from Volkov.
Volkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoi. That did some damage!
Volkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volkov looks for the body kick but Hoi saw that one coming.
Hoi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoi swinging wildly here.
Hoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov throws a nice head kick!
Hoi is rocked!
Volkov looks to throw a body kick
and Hoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Volkov throws a big shot that misses.
Volkov misses with a leg kick
and Hoi counters with a big right hand! Oh Volkov is in trouble here! Hoi follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabian Hoi!
Post fight, Fabian Hoi took to the microphone: 'It was an honor fighting a member of the Volkov family! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itse Perkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lodbrok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of.... The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itse Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perkele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perkele throws a hook but Lodbrok avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodbrok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beauty School in the buildup to the fight.
Perkele scores with a nice body kick.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele checks a leg kick.
Lodbrok throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perkele.
Lodbrok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkele misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lodbrok misses the target.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lodbrok is out of range.
Lodbrok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Lodbrok.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lodbrok doesn't seem bothered though.
Lodbrok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lodbrok throws a predictable looking body shot
and Perkele counters with a good low kick that Lodbrok was not able to check.
Lodbrok is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perkele cracks Lodbrok with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Perkele has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lodbrok to stand back up!
Lodbrok is rocked!
It looks like Ivar Lodbrok has been cut.
Perkele fakes the body blow, causing Lodbrok to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lodbrok goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Itse Perkele!
An out of breath and clearly excited Itse Perkele thanked Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinyo Jintao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinyo Jintao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jintao lands with a shot to the body.
Adelhard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jintao.
Jintao lands with a nice body kick.
We've been hearing reports that Adelhard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adelhard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jintao's hands.
Jintao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adelhard tries a low kick but Jintao avoids it.
Adelhard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adelhard throws a shot from downtown. Jintao moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Jintao misses its intended target.
It looked like Adelhard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jintao.
Jintao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jintao misses with a low kick.
Adelhard throwing a counter right hand but Jintao manages to avoid it.
Jintao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adelhard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard thows a huge punch but Jintao dodges it nicely.
Adelhard is keen to just control but Jintao is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adelhard trying to mount his opponent but Jintao defends it.
Jintao is controlling Adelhard's trapped leg to prevent Adelhard from advancing to side control.
Jintao trying to control here.
Adelhard working Jintao over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jintao is looking for a sweep. Adelhard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jintao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adelhard.
Adelhard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jintao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adelhard thows a huge punch but Jintao dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adelhard in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Adelhard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jintao tries to land a leg kick but Adelhard saw it coming and moves away.
Adelhard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jintao manages to circle out of the way.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Jintao moves out of range.
A left and a right from Adelhard both land. Nice combination.
Adelhard cracks Jintao with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Jintao.
Adelhard tries to counter with a takedown but Jintao is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adelhard. Jintao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adelhard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jintao under the eye.
Adelhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adelhard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jintao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adelhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Jintao is just out of range.
Jintao lands a head shot.
It looks like Bernhard Adelhard has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jintao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jintao throws a right hand that Adelhard ducks under and follows up with a left that Adelhard also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jintao.
Jintao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adelhard.
Jintao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adelhard throws a shot from downtown. Jintao moves away and avoids it.
Jintao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adelhard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard shoots in but no luck this time.
Adelhard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jintao counters with a low kick, right behind Adelhard 's knee.
Jintao misses with a series of wild punches.
Jintao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Adelhard takes a step back to recover.
Jintao lands a nice shot that snaps Adelhard's head back.
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 Bernhard Adelhard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jintao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Jintao finds it's target.
Adelhard lands a jab to Jintao's midsection.
A cross from Jintao lands.
Jintao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jintao drops Adelhard with a beautiful combination! Adelhard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jintao is looking for the KO!
Adelhard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jintao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adelhard.
Oh Adelhard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jintao takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Adelhard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adelhard moves out of range of the body kick.
Adelhard seems to have got his legs back now.
Adelhard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jintao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adelhard connects with a jab.
Adelhard lands a slapping body shot.
Jintao throws a leg kick that misses.
Jintao tries to score with a low kick but Adelhard moves his leg out of the way.
Adelhard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jintao moves out of range of the body kick from Adelhard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adelhard.
Adelhard avoids a kick to the body.
Adelhard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jintao throws a sloppy body shot
and Adelhard counters with a straight right hand.
Adelhard checks a leg kick nicely.
Jintao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jintao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adelhard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jintao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adelhard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jintao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jintao connects with a solid leg kick.
Adelhard clobbers Jintao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jintao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jintao lands with a nice body kick.
Shinyo Jintao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jintao throws a leg kick but Adelhard checks it.
Adelhard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jintao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adelhard somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jintao.
Adelhard lands a nice looking body shot.
Adelhard cracks the inside of Jintao's front leg.
Shinyo Jintao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adelhard scores with a punch to the head.
Adelhard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adelhard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adelhard tried to score with a low kick but Jintao checks it.
Adelhard throws a series of punches but Jintao avoids them all with ease.
Adelhard connects with a jab.
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Jintao.
Bernhard Adelhard's cut is getting worse.
Jintao lands a head kick. Adelhard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jintao lands a head kick!
Jintao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jintao scores with a body shot.
Jintao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jintao scores with a nice right hand.
Adelhard works Jintao's body with a nice hook.
Jintao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jintao throws an off balance right hand
and Adelhard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adelhard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jintao gets underhooks to prevent Adelhard's takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Adelhard fails to land.
Adelhard lands a right hand.
Adelhard misses with a body punch.
Jintao stalling the fight.
Adelhard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adelhard has a couple of punches blocked by Jintao.
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!
Jintao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard lands with a short shot to the head.
Adelhard taking a breather.
Adelhard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Adelhard.
Jintao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adelhard stalling in the clinch but Jintao improves position.
Jintao tries a body shot but Adelhard blocks it.
Jintao lands a left hand.
Bernhard Adelhard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Adelhard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jintao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jintao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adelhard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adelhard lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jintao.
Jintao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jintao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shinyo Jintao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Adelhard's cut.
That's time! Adelhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jintao misses with a kick to the body.
Adelhard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
Jintao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jintao tries to land a front kick but Adelhard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adelhard throws a leg kick but Jintao moved away.
Adelhard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jintao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adelhard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Adelhard forces Jintao back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adelhard presses Jintao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adelhard manages to break the clinch.
Adelhard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jintao was well out of range. Poor timing from Adelhard.
Adelhard feints and then cracks Jintao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jintao down.
Adelhard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice side step and Jintao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jintao. That's going to slow Adelhard down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adelhard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jintao wants to clinch up but Adelhard keeps it at a distance.
Adelhard misses with a low kick.
Adelhard misses with a wild body shot.
Adelhard thuds his shin into the meat of Jintao's side.
Jintao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adelhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Jintao.
Adelhard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jintao counters with a good, hard body kick but Adelhard shrugs it off.
Jintao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adelhard's calf.
Adelhard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adelhard fails with a takedown attempt.
Adelhard lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Adelhard. Those never looked like landing.
Adelhard looks for the body kick but Jintao saw that one coming.
Adelhard fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard Adelhard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jintao tries a head kick but it misses.
Jintao swats away the attempt to clinch by Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a low kick as Jintao jumps back.
Jintao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jintao takes a swing at Adelhard's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jintao scores with a punch to the head.
Adelhard darts in and clinches Jintao up against the cage.
Jintao stalling.
Jintao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adelhard lands a hook that snaps the head of Jintao backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard being controlled against the cage.
Jintao trying to stall but Adelhard improves his position.
Bernhard Adelhard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adelhard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jintao pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adelhard swings for the body but Jintao moves out of range.
Jintao throws out a powerful jab.
Adelhard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jintao misses with a leg kick.
Adelhard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jintao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jintao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adelhard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adelhard tries to land a body kick
and Jintao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jintao lands with a hook. Adelhard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jintao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adelhard.
Adelhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jintao.
A head kick misses from Jintao.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adelhard. That's going to slow Jintao down.
Adelhard is looking to wear down Jintao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jintao needs to keep his hands up - Adelhard had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jintao throws a big shot that misses.
Adelhard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jintao takes one on the button.
Jintao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Jintao.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jintao.
Jeez, Bernhard Adelhard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Adelhard tries to clinch up.
Adelhard takes one to the chin there.
Jintao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adelhard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinyo Jintao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jintao 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shinyo Jintao!
Shinyo Jintao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
15 - 8 - 3, fighting out of London, Frank Damozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damozzi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wayne momentarily.
Damozzi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wayne is out of range and Damozzi settles back down.
Damozzi throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damozzi blocks the body kick.
Damozzi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wayne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damozzi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wayne will feel that in the morning.
Damozzi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Wayne misses.
Damozzi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wayne avoids it.
Damozzi blocks a leg kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Damozzi 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Damozzi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Wayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Damozzi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Damozzi misses with a body shot
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wayne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Damozzi avoids it with no problem.
Wayne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Damozzi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frank Damozzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damozzi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wayne on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne looks to land a body kick but Damozzi moved away.
Damozzi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
It looked like Damozzi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wayne.
Wayne 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.
Damozzi misses with an uppercut. Wayne saw that one coming.
Damozzi misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a hook
and Damozzi counters with a nice body shot.
Damozzi has Wayne up against the cage in a clinch.
Damozzi wants a takedown but no success here.
Damozzi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wayne is keeping busy.
Damozzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Damozzi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Damozzi blocking some punches.
Wayne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
Damozzi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wayne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Damozzi lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi throwing sloppy strikes.
Wayne tries to break free.
Wayne has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi tightening his grip on Wayne, looking for the choke.
Damozzi missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi missing with punches from the back.
Wayne has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Damozzi.
Damozzi controlling the position well here. Wayne rolled but Damozzi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Damozzi throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damozzi is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wayne is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Damozzi 's hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Damozzi 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.
Damozzi moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wayne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Damozzi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damozzi is looking to wear down Wayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wayne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Damozzi.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wayne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Damozzi counters with a left to the body.
Damozzi throws the kick towards the body but Wayne avoids it.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wayne is just out of range.
That kick from Wayne tenderised Damozzi's leg. Damozzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damozzi lands a head shot.
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 slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Damozzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi thows a leg kick but Wayne checks it
and Wayne counters with an inside leg kick.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damozzi.
Wayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wayne with a hook.
Damozzi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damozzi misses the shot to the body.
Damozzi lands a nice looking body kick.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the body.
Wayne thows a body kick. Damozzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Wayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damozzi throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Wayne misses.
Wayne connects with the punch.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Damozzi's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Damozzi. Damozzi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Wayne misses.
Wayne scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne lands with a cross.
Damozzi misses with a head kick.
Damozzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wayne blocks a jab.
Wayne throws a body punch but Damozzi moves out of range.
Damozzi loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Wayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Damozzi moves out of range easily.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Wayne throws a combination. Damozzi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damozzi scores with a spinning back kick!
Damozzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a solid leg kick but Damozzi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wayne.
Damozzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wayne.
Damozzi moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Damozzi throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Damozzi misses with a body kick.
Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wayne.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne tries to stall but Damozzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damozzi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wayne scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wayne throws a punch but it's blocked by Damozzi.
Wayne blocking some punches.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Wayne misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Wayne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wayne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wayne.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damozzi lands a left hand.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Wayne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damozzi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi is trying to drag Wayne to the mat but Wayne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wayne works on Damozzi's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Damozzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Damozzi walks into a straight right hand from Wayne.
Damozzi misses with a takedown attempt - Wayne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wayne throws a leg kick which misses Damozzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Damozzi tries to avoid it.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damozzi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Damozzi!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Damozzi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
Wayne throws out a counter right but Damozzi avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Damozzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wayne checks a leg kick.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Damozzi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Damozzi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wayne lunges at Damozzi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Damozzi's hand.
Damozzi tests Wayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne connects with a right hand. Damozzi shakes it off.
Damozzi misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne jabs at Damozzi's body.
Damozzi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wayne. That did some damage!
Wayne scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damozzi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scores with a jab.
Damozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Damozzi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damozzi moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
Damozzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi gets a clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damozzi's elbow.
Wayne misses with a punch to the body.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne cracks Damozzi with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Damozzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi tries for a takedown but Wayne manages to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Wayne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wayne.
Damozzi breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Damozzi down.
Damozzi throws a low kick but Wayne avoids it.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wayne ducks right into an uppercut from Damozzi.
Wayne tries to land a front kick but Damozzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wayne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wayne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Damozzi.
Wayne works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wayne. That snapped Damozzi's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Damozzi throws a big shot that misses.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Damozzi's legs.
Damozzi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Damozzi.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Damozzi.
Wayne blocks the body kick.
Damozzi thumps Wayne with a low kick.
Wayne digs a good body shot into Damozzi's ribs.
Wayne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wayne lands with a good body shot.
Wayne works Damozzi's body with a nice hook.
Wayne sizes up Damozzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wayne 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Wayne!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Wayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anakoni Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kai's choice of entrance music: Firestarter. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar throws a hook but Kai avoids it easily.
Kai throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and Kai counters with a nice body shot.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kai.
Escobar takes a swing at Kai's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
Kai 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.
Escobar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kai is out of range and Escobar settles back down.
Escobar misses with a leg kick
and Kai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Escobar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!
Escobar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kai throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai slips under a jab from Escobar.
Kai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters circling a little - Kai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Kai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kai lands a brutal head kick. Escobar looks out on his feet and Kai throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Anakoni Kai!
Anakoni Kai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Pablo Escobar had this to say: 'Stay classy!'.
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