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Causing Havoc 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Harari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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201 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Harari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harari jabs Karlsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karlsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harari feints a jab promting Karlsson to slip. Harari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karlsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harari lands with a nice combination. Karlsson backs away looking to recover.
A big right from Harari misses.
Harari throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harari scores with a one two! Karlsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Harari.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Harari moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson slips under a jab from Harari.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
Harari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Michael Harari has been cut.
Karlsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harari tries to clinch but Karlsson moves away
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Karlsson is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Harari like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Harari from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Karlsson!
After winning the bout, Karl Karlsson 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 Rod Mclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burton has chosen Anesthesia(Pulling Teeth) as his entrance music. Cliff Burton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rod Mclaren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cliff Burton!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Burton misses.
Burton moves into the clinch.
Burton scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Burton.
Mclaren can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Burton.
Mclaren is breathing heavily.
Burton gets through Mclaren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Rod Mclaren has been cut.
Burton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Burton.
A short right from Burton on the inside.
Mclaren tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Burton.
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!
Burton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mclaren is rocked!
Burton lands a right hand.
Oh Mclaren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burton unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mclaren! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Burton is unloading with more strikes now! Mclaren drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Burton!
After the big win, Cliff Burton made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dissolution Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Landfill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Reles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landfill comes to the cage accompanied by Pretty tied up. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Markus Landfill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Reles!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landfill tries a low kick but Reles avoids it.
Landfill gets caught napping as Reles dives in and scores a takedown. Landfill manages to retain guard.
Reles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landfill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Landfill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Landfill is adopting a defensive guard.
Landfill is trying to control the position but Reles postures up.
Landfill looking for a sweep. Not yet Landfill, not yet.
Landfill keeping moving, preventing Reles from controlling successfully.
Reles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Landfill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Landfill looking for a guillotine here but Reles defends easily.
Landfill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reles chips away with some ground and pound.
Landfill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Landfill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Landfill there.
Landfill working Reles over with strikes.
Landfill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Landfill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reles is just riding it out for now. Landfill eventually gives up the hold.
Landfill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Landfill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Landfill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Landfill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Landfill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reles is trying to maintain the position but Landfill is very close to passing his half guard.
Landfill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reles's head.
Landfill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reles taking some punishment here, with Landfill in his half guard.
Landfill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reles's head.
Landfill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Landfill thows a huge punch but Reles dodges it nicely.
Landfill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landfill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reles wants to get back to full guard.
Reles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Landfill.
Landfill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Landfill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reles's head.
Landfill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Landfill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reles's head.
Reles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Landfill.
Landfill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Landfill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Landfill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Landfill throwing shots but Reles is blocking nicely.
Landfill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landfill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Landfill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Landfill takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Landfill.
Landfill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Landfill working Reles over with strikes.
Landfill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Landfill is trying to control. Reles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Landfill missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Landfill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Landfill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reles defending well though.
Reles trying to control but Landfill postures up.
Landfill throwing shots but Reles is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Landfill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Landfill moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Landfill backwards.
Landfill jumps guard but Reles turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Landfill wants a takedown but no success here.
Reles blocks the elbow strike.
Landfill throws an elbow that misses.
Landfill misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Landfill.
It looks like Abe Reles has been cut.
Landfill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Landfill looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reles tries to throw a body punch but Landfill avoids it by throwing Reles back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landfill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Landfill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landfill throws a head punch that misses.
Landfill blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reles is trying to trip Landfill. He has hold of a leg but Landfill is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reles persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Landfill trying to keep a closed guard but Reles is proving a slippery customer.
Reles passes Landfill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Markus Landfill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landfill moves into full guard.
Landfill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reles is one step ahead there.
Landfill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Landfill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Landfill scoring with some ground and pound.
Landfill preventing the sweep.
Reles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landfill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Landfill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Landfill landing some decent shots from guard.
Landfill throws a big right hand that misses.
Landfill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landfill stands and throws Reles's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Landfill scores with a couple of short elbows.
Landfill scores with a couple of short elbows.
Landfill lands some shots froms side control.
Landfill works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Landfill creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landfill grinds an elbow into Reles's temple.
Landfill throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Landfill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Reles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Landfill wants to control but Reles is keeping him busy.
Landfill in side control, throwing shots but Reles defends.
Landfill sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reles is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landfill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Landfill.
Landfill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Landfill working the ground and pound but Reles is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landfill tries to score with some ground and pound. Reles controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Landfill crashes against the mat.
Landfill working the ground and pound but Reles is defending the strikes.
Reles gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Poor strikes thrown by Landfill there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Reles blocking the ground and pound.
Landfill lands a big elbow.
Reles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Landfill throwing strikes here but Reles is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landfill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Landfill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Landfill thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Landfill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abe Reles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Reles blocks a head kick by Landfill.
Landfill tries a head kick but it misses.
Landfill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Landfill clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Reles.
Landfill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Landfill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Landfill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Reles.
Landfill missing with knees to the body.
Landfill gets underhooks to prevent Reles's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Landfill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reless head.
Landfill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Landfill throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landfill throws a punch but it's blocked by Reles.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reles.
Reles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landfill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reles scores with a shoulder strike.
Reles lands a hook that snaps the head of Landfill backwards.
Landfill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Reles.
Reles stalls.
Reles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landfill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reles blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Landfill.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reles.
Landfill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reles.
Reles misses with some punches.
Landfill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Landfill can't find room to land a body shot as Reles controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Reles.
Landfill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reles's elbow.
Reles lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reles blocks an elbow strike from Landfill.
Reles has a couple of punches blocked by Landfill.
Landfill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reles lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landfill lands a left hand.
Landfill has a couple of punches blocked by Reles.
Reles is working Landfill over against the cage.
Landfill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reles dodges an elbow strike from Landfill.
Landfill misses with the head strike.
Landfill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reles's elbow.
Landfill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reles's elbow.
Reles dodges an elbow strike from Landfill.
A short right from Reles.
Reles misses with a body punch.
Reles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landfill presses Reles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Landfill is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Markus Landfill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Reles.
Landfill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Landfill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reles is looking to control Landfill's arms but Landfill gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reles has his back to the cage.
Reles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landfill wants a takedown.
Reles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Landfill backwards.
Landfill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reles is defending well.
Landfill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Reles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Landfill misses with a punch on the inside.
Reles throws a punch but it's blocked by Landfill.
Reles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Landfill throws a head punch that misses.
Abe Reles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Landfill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reless head.
Landfill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reles's elbow.
Reles presses Landfill against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abe Reles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reles blocking some punches.
Reles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reles scores with a hook to the body.
Landfill prevents a body shot from Reles.
Landfill blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landfill working aggressively here.
Reles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Landfill or not.
Reles lands a shoulder strike.
Landfill has a couple of punches blocked by Reles.
Reles turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Reles manages to end up in side control.
Landfill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Markus Landfill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reles lands with a punch from half guard.
Landfill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reles pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Reles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Landfill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Landfill!
An out of breath and clearly excited Markus Landfill thanked Beaver Jooce! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva with the counter takedown but Wilson avoids it easily.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been informed that Silva 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.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilson - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Silva down.
Wilson tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Wilson leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
It looks like Ernesto Silva has been cut.
Wilson drops Silva with a right and a left! Wilson comes rushing in but Silva regains his composure and manages to keep Wilson in guard.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson slips nicely into half guard.
Wilson trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wilson trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Wilson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva advances position into side control!
Wilson wants to control but Silva postures up.
Wilson tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Wilson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Wilson won't allow it.
Silva trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Wilson jabs at Silva's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a nice body kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sam Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sam Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilson connects with the punch.
Wilson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wilson.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson, which made it look bad.
Wilson drops Silva with a huge uppercut! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Wilson is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Wilson!
Sam Wilson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligerito Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with Get Low blaring out of the sound system. Ligerito Jr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
152 lbs
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ligerito Jr!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald wants to stand and escape but Jr is having none of it.
Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Jr prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jr on the ground.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jr won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jr passes into half guard.
McDonald is trying to stand up here but Jr is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Jr is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McDonald taking some punishment here, with Jr in his half guard.
McDonald throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McDonald throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
McDonald has hold of Jr's hands but Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Jr.
Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jr has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
McDonald really wants to buck Jr off and get back to his feet.
Jr in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Jr drops a big elbow. That's hurt McDonald! More shots from Jr and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ligerito Jr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joffrey Tyrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joffrey Tyrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce moves into the clinch.
Tyrell lands a shot to the body.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyrell.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Tyrell missing with knees to the body.
Tyrell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bruce gets through Tyrell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tyrell throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyrell misses with a body punch.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Bruce stalling in the clinch.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Tyrell's head.
Tyrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruce avoids the damage to the body.
Tyrell missing with knees to the body.
Tyrell misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Tyrell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrell.
Tyrell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyrell as Bruce tries to tie him up.
Tyrell misses with the head strike.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyrell wants to stall.
Bruce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Tyrell avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Tyrell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruce stalling in the clinch.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyrell is defending well for now.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyrells head.
It looks like Joffrey Tyrell has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bruce.
Bruce takes a shot to the head.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce stalling.
Tyrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrell.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Tyrell stalling.
Bruce manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tyrell lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce looking to stall.
Tyrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
Bruce looking to slow down the pace here.
Tyrell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyrell misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrell misses with the head strike.
Tyrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce managing to block the knees to the body from Tyrell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bruce blocking some punches.
Bruce missing with knees to the body.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrell blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tyrell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bruce can turn it around.
The referee calls for Bruce to work.
Tyrell managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce taking a breather.
Tyrell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Tyrell trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joffrey Tyrell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyrell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyrell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joffrey Tyrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrell.
Tyrell misses with a few strikes there.
Bruce closes the distance and pushes Tyrell back into the cage.
Bruce prevents a body shot from Tyrell.
Tyrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
Tyrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tyrells head.
Tyrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
Tyrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Tyrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bruce leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyrell misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce leaning against his opponent.
Tyrell misses with the head strike.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrell misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrell.
Bruce avoiding damage as Tyrell throws knees to the body.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Tyrell working aggressively here.
Tyrell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Bruce is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrell.
Tyrell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyrell.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyrell is rocked!
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Tyrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Tyrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyrell tries to work over Bruce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robert Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruce dips a shoulder and cracks Tyrell with a mighty uppercut! Tyrell falls back against the cage and Bruce unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tyrell is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bruce screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bruce!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Crossed - So much pain as his entrance music. Carlton Leach has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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20
147 lbs
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158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aidan Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leach walks into a jab.
Harrison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leach misses with a lunging right hand
and Harrison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leach is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jab by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a left hand
and Leach counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick and Leach moves out of range easily.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Leach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison throws a body punch but Leach moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Harrison. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Leach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harrison.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
As Harrison looks to move away, Leach throws a big counter combo bu Harrison just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harrison throws a body kick that misses
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
Leach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Leach slips a jab from Harrison.
Leach throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Leach's body.
Harrison throws a lazy right hand but Leach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leach to score with a decent uppercut.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leach counters with a straight right hand.
Leach misses with a looping left.
Leach swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach moves out of range of the body kick from Harrison.
Leach misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison throws a sloppy head kick
and Leach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrison thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison lands a head kick!
Leach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aidan Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Leach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leach blocks a leg kick.
Leach throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Leach throws a jab when Harrison was well out of range.
Harrison follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Leach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Leach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leach is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harrison swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with a left hand
and Leach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison throws a looping overhand right but Leach ducks down to avoid it.
Leach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leach throws out a loose jab but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrison throws a leg kick
and Leach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison sizes up Leach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Leach's body.
Leach scores with a jab.
Leach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Leach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Leach throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Harrison lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison swings widly with a right hand
enabling Leach to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrison tries to score with a low kick but Leach moves his leg out of the way.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Leach is just out of range.
Harrison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leach.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrison! But no joy.
Leach sizes up Harrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leach just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison looks to throw a body kick
and Leach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aidan Harrison will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leach checks a low kick from Harrison.
Leach misses with a looping right.
Harrison moves out of range as Leach strikes.
Leach throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Leach.
Leach is looking to counter punch.
Harrison throws a front kick aimed at Leach's knee but Leach avoids it well.
Jab by Leach.
Harrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Harrison throws an off balance right hand
and Leach counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison throws a wild body kick that Leach sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Leach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison sizes up Leach with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aidan Harrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leach blocks a low kick nicely.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Leach throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Leach is looking to counter punch.
Leach has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Leach moved out of range.
Harrison throws a good cross that connects.
Leach checks a leg kick nicely.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leach throws a big counter combination but Harrison scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Harrison throws a leg kick which misses Leach's front leg but catches the back leg as Leach tries to avoid it.
Harrison lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison slips under a jab from Leach.
Leach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison counters with a nice body shot.
Leach misses with a hook
and Harrison counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Leach misses.
Harrison unleashes a big counter combination but Leach bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leach avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrison looks to land a right hand but Leach moved out of range.
Leach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harrison moves away from the strike by Leach.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison looks to throw a body kick
and Leach counters with a two punch combo.
Harrison misses with a leg kick
and Leach counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with a straight left.
Leach misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Harrison raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good shot there by Harrison.
Harrison misses with a shot to the body
and Leach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leach checks it well.
A low kick from Harrison misses
and Leach counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison lands a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrison.
A little feinted left hand from Leach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leach lands with an overhand left.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leach looks to land a combination. Harrison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Aidan Harrison has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harrison plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
Leach takes one on the button.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Leach sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrison throws out a powerful jab.
Leach really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Leach lands a slapping body shot.
Harrison avoids the body shot from Leach.
Leach misses with a hook.
Leach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aidan Harrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aidan Harrison's cut.
That's time! Leach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leach is looking to counter punch.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Leach counter with a right hand.
Leach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leach throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leach slips a jab from Harrison.
Leach checks the leg kick.
Leach blocks a head kick by Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leach throws out the jab.
Leach clobbers Harrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leach.
Harrison with the counter takedown but Leach avoids it easily.
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leach counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Leach.
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Leach misses with a hook. Harrison ducked under it nicely.
Leach walks into a stiff left hand from Harrison.
Harrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Harrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Leach is just out of range.
Leach throwing a counter right hand but Harrison manages to avoid it.
Leach throws an overhand right that lands on Harrison's shoulder, as Harrison tries to avoid the shot.
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Leach looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison thows a leg kick but Leach checks it
letting Leach counter with a right hand.
Carlton Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison motions for Leach to come forward. Harrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Leach misses the target.
Leach looks to land a combination but Harrison avoids it well.
Leach throws a right hand that misses
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Leach misses.
Harrison throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harrison throws a low kick but Leach moves out of range easily.
It looked like Leach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harrison.
Leach misses with a straight left.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses.
Leach takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Harrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harrison lands with an uppercut that bounces Leach off the cage and back into range.
Harrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leach listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harrison is rocked!
Harrison drops his hands for a split second and Leach immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Harrison face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Leach follows up with a right hand that knocks Harrison into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlton Leach!
Carlton Leach managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece), into his post fight interview.
The defeated Aidan Harrison had this to say: 'No worries, if i get a chance im gonna hit him in back of the head with crowbar.. Im joking guys.. Maybe'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otso Koski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otso Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord lands with a hook. Koski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koski wants to clinch up but Lord keeps it at a distance.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
A head kick from Lord lands but Koski takes it in his stride.
Koski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koski doesn't seem phased though.
Crunch! Lord slams his shin into Koski's torso.
Koski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski is rocked!
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski clinches with his opponent.
Oh Koski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski seems to have got his legs back now.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Koski.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koski clinches up against the cage.
Koski lands with a short shot to the head.
Lord dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski lands a damaging elbow.
Koski effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Koski.
Koski tries a body shot but Lord blocks it.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Lord's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski is controlling him.
Lord can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lord.
Lord lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Lord's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Koski stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.
It looks like Selfie Lord has been cut.
Koski is leaning against Lord and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord takes an elbow to the temple.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lord swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koski moves into the clinch.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Koski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lord pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lord scores with a jab to the head.
Koski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lord blocks a head kick by Koski.
Lord lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lord tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koski throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donk. Lord catches Koski right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Lord pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koski is out of range and Lord settles back down.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski rushes Lord and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koski has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
Lord breaks the clinch.
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lord jabs at Koski's body.
Koski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Koski moves out of range as Lord throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a leg kick but Lord checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski keeps control of Lord as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
Koski throws a leg kick but Lord checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Lord finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Koski moves into the clinch.
Lord manages to break the clinch.
Lord throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Koski moves into range and clinches up with Lord.
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 Otso Koski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Selfie Lord's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koski clinches up against the cage.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski throws a low kick, looking for Lord's leg but Lord calmly moves out of range.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lord throws a head kick that misses.
Lord gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lord throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
Koski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lord can pounce on him.
Selfie Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Lord does it's job there.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski tries to counter by clinching up but Lord breaks away and moves out of range.
Koski thows a leg kick but Lord checks it
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Lord is out of range.
Lord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Lord 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.
Koski digs a good body shot into Lord's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Lord circles away.
Lord tries a head kick but it misses.
As Lord backs away, Koski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Koski throws a head kick that misses.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
Lord misses with a combination
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski needs to keep his hands up - Lord had a free shot at his head there.
Koski clinches up against the cage.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
Koski has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Koski on the inside.
Lord escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Koski's shoulder, as Koski tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Lord lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koski doesn't seem phased though.
Lord scores with a spinning back kick!
Koski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lord. That one must have hurt.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
A head kick by Lord misses
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski 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.
Lord gets tackled into the cage by Koski. Koski maintains the clinch.
Lord is trying to force a seperation but Koski has the dominant position.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koski thuds a left hand into Lord's body.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lord.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Lord lands a nice shot to the body.
Lord goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lord.
Lord lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Lord down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws out a leg kick but Lord moves out of range and Koski only half commits.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Koski looks to clinch
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koski ducks right into an uppercut from Lord.
Koski blocks a head kick by Lord.
Lord swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski walks into a jab.
Lord swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord thows a leg kick but Koski checks it
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Koski gets a clinch.
Lord's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koski stalling the fight.
A short right from Koski.
Koski leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Selfie Lord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Selfie Lord's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koski moves into the clinch.
Lord tries to circle away but Koski has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lord.
A frustrated look appears on Lord's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lord dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lord's defenses.
Koski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lord's efforts to push away.
Koski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lord is trying to push Koski away but Koski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lord working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Koski to work.
Lord tries to break free but Koski pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord can't break the clinch.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski is controlling him.
Koski stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is pushing Lord up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski is controlling him.
Lord avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Lord wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lord has had enough of the clinch but Koski keeps him there for the moment.
Lord lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lord wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski pushes Lord back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lord blocks the elbow strike.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lord is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lord avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Lord tries to break the clinch but Koski is controlling the position.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski has Lord pushed against the cage.
Koski stalls.
Lord is trying to break free.
Lord working hard to break the clinch.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Lord prevents a body shot from Koski.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
Lord keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lord checks a leg kick nicely.
Lord checks a low kick from Koski.
Lord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
Koski avoids the head kick by Lord.
Koski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a straight right.
Koski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Koski tries to clinch there but Lord circles away.
Koski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Koski clinches with his opponent.
Lord breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Koski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Lord can't break the clinch.
Koski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lord's efforts to push away.
Lord tries to break free but Koski pushes him back against the cage.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lord's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski has Lord pressed against the cage, preventing Lord from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Lord avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Lord has had enough of the clinch but Koski keeps him there for the moment.
Lord is trying to force a seperation but Koski has the dominant position.
Koski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lord wants to break free but Koski has control.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Lord in his tracks for a moment.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lord's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Lord looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koski is struggling to control the position.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Lord in his tracks for a moment.
Lord blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Koski!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Diego Brandao has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Brandao blocks the leg kick.
Brandao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe stalks Brandao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brandao's face. Brandao staggers backwards, shaken.
Monroe is looking to land body kicks.
Brandao loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
Monroe slips a jab from Brandao.
Monroe throwing a counter right hand but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brandao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brandao has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Monroe is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Monroe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monroe misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Brandao.
Monroe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao scores with a shot to the side of Monroe's head.
Monroe taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
We've been hearing reports that Monroe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A short right from Brandao.
Monroe just leaning against Brandao, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Monroe stalling in the clinch but Brandao improves position.
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe is trying to stall.
Monroe looking to stall.
Monroe can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ricky Monroe.
Brandao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao lands with a cross.
Monroe swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Monroe misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Monroe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brandao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but Brandao shows good takedown defense.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao tries to counter with a clinch but Monroe shakes him off and moves away.
Brandao lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
Brandao forces Monroe back against the cage and clinches.
Brandao presses Monroe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monroe working aggressively here.
Monroe being controlled against the cage.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Monroe is working for takedown but Brandao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandao stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brandao as the two fighters clinch.
Monroe is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
A short right from Brandao on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Monroe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandao is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Brandao as the two fighters clinch.
Monroe misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.
Brandao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands a body punch.
Monroe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brandao as Monroe tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.
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!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brandao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe.
Monroe looking to slow down the pace here.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Monroe is stalling here.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao stops a takedown attempt from Monroe.
Brandao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brandao throws a series of punches but Monroe moves out of range.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe takes one to the side of the head.
Brandao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brandao tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monroe is looking to counter punch.
Brandao 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.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brandao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brandao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monroe is in close to Brandao's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Monroe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Monroe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Monroe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Monroe prevents Brandao from getting back to his feet.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monroe.
Monroe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Monroe cracks Brandao with a solid left hand.
Brandao keeping full guard, as Monroe tries to pass.
Monroe stops Brandao from standing up.
Brandao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monroe.
Monroe tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Monroe tests Brandao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Brandao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monroe thows a leg kick but Brandao checks it
and Brandao counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Monroe. That snapped Brandao's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Brandao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Brandao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monroe throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Brandao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monroe throws a big shot that misses.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monroe at a distance.
Monroe misses with a leg kick
and Brandao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandao wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brandao circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao throws a nice looking combination but Monroe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Monroe misses its target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Monroe.
A little jabbing left from Brandao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Brandao keeps the fight on the outside.
Monroe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but Brandao shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandao lands a jab.
Monroe takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brandao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Monroe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brandao!
Brandao wants to get back to his feet but Monroe is dominant here and he's now got Brandao's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brandao enables Monroe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brandao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brandao pushes Monroe off and gets back to his feet.
Monroe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Monroe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monroe.
Brandao keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brandao is on top in guard.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brandao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monroe striking from his own guard.
Monroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monroe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brandao controls the pace.
Brandao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Monroe's guard.
Monroe being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Monroe tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandao lands a jab-cross combination.
Monroe doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandao misses with a looping right.
Brandao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brandao tries to clinch
and Monroe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brandao won't be happy with that.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet but Monroe is dominant here and he's now got Brandao's back!
Monroe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao is holding onto Monroe's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Monroe misses with an elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe punches the canvas rather than the man.
Monroe is trying to stick to Brandao's back but Brandao is turning into Monroe. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Monroe's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brandao.
Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Monroe is trying to control the position but Brandao postures up.
Ricky Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe.
Monroe is working hard here to advance position.
Brandao trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Ricky Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monroe is looking to sweep but instead, Brandao has passed into half guard.
Monroe trying to hold on to Brandao's head to control him but Brandao postures up.
Brandao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Monroe looks to land a left hand but Brandao moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
A very excited looking Diego Brandao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Ricky Monroe was interviewed post fight and said 'Im a way out of my league it seems.. I though that im so good, but guess i was wrong!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Un's entrance music is Aegukka. A fine choice. Yoshida has chosen Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla as his entrance music. Kim Jong Un could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuuto Yoshida's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida misses with a body punch
and Yoshida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jong Un gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jong Un stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoshida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida can't find room to land a body shot as Jong Un controls the action.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Jong Un.
Jong Un tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Jong Un controls his hands.
Jong Un blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jong Un - that landed with a thud.
Jong Un struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a shot to the head.
Jong Un throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Jong Un swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jong Un misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Yoshida fails to land.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Jong Un.
A nice left hand lands by Jong Un.
Jong Un goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jong Un working aggressively here.
Jong Un presses Yoshida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Jong Un avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Jong Un tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jong Un fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jong Un.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida delivers a nice body kick.
Jong Un seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jong Un misses with a hook. Yoshida ducked under it nicely.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Jong Un takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong Un avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jong Un connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshida's hands.
Jab, jab by Jong Un - just one landing.
Yoshida is rocked!
Yoshida tries to land a body kick
and Jong Un counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yoshida is still on wobbly legs! Can Jong Un finish him?
Jong Un misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jong Un misses with the head strike.
Yoshida seems to have recovered his senses.
Jong Un tries to work over Yoshida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jong Un fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jong Un tries to clinch there but Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Jong Un sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim Jong Un seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida gets tackled into the cage by Jong Un. Jong Un maintains the clinch.
Jong Un lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yoshida or not.
A short uppercut from Jong Un.
A right hook to the body lands for Jong Un.
Jong Un creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yoshida with a big uppercut! Yoshida tries to clinch up but Jong Un pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yoshida to the mat! Yoshida covers up and Jong Un unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kim Jong Un!
Kim Jong Un is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kim Jong Un thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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