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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Amp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Amp was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
178 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
182 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Amp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amp fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bujol throws a nice looking combination but Amp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amp throws a series of punches but Bujol avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Amp.
Bujol just misses with a punch to the body.
Amp scores with a jab.
A lazy left from Amp finds it's target.
Amp misses with a looping left.
Bujol appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bujol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Amp is able to avoid easily.
Bujol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amp to score with a decent uppercut.
Amp throws a lazy right hand but Bujol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bujol appears to be looking for a big counter.
Amp lands a nice shot that snaps Bujol's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bujol slips a straight right by Amp.
Bujol just misses with a punch to the body.
Amp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amp manages to avoid it.
Bujol tries a head kick but it misses.
Bujol seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Amp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bujol.
Bujol misses with a hook. Amp ducked under it nicely.
Amp looks to land a right hand but Bujol moved out of range.
As Amp looks to move away, Bujol throws a big counter combo bu Amp just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amp blocks a jab.
Bujol clinches with his opponent.
Amp blocks an uppercut.
Amp swings wildly with an uppercut but Bujol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bujol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amp has a couple of punches blocked by Bujol.
Bujol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Amp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bujol misses with a body punch.
Bujol drags the fight down to the ground.
Amp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bujol is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amp trying to control the position from guard on top but Bujol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bujol is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bujol holds on and takes a little breather.
Amp won't allow Bujol to sweep him here.
Amp trying to control but Bujol is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bujol slips under a jab from Amp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bujol tries to clinch there but Amp circles away.
Bujol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amp.
Bujol throws a big counter combination but Amp scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bujol misses with a head kick.
Amp swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bujol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amp finds it's way round the side to connect with Bujol's head.
Amp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bujol.
Bujol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bujol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Amp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bujol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Amp cracks Bujol with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amp misses with a looping right.
Bujol throws out a leg kick but Amp moves out of range and Bujol only half commits.
Bujol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bujol is looking to land body kicks.
Amp avoids the body shot from Bujol.
Michael Amp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol with a nice cross.
Bujol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bujol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amp ducks under a wild hook from Bujol.
Bujol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Amp scores with a nice strike.
Bujol lands a body shot.
Bujol walks into a left hand.
Amp moves out of range of the body kick.
Amp misses with a looping left.
Bujol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bujol lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Amp misses with a wild combination.
Amp's corner calls for a 1-2. Amp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Amp will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bujol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bujol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amp.
Amp throws a hook but Bujol avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bujol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michael Amp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bujol throws a big shot that misses.
Bujol throws out a leg kick but Amp moves out of range and Bujol only half commits.
Bujol throws a low kick, looking for Amp's leg but Amp calmly moves out of range.
Bujol slips under a jab from Amp.
A head kick misses from Amp.
Sloppy strikes from Bujol. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bujol checks a leg kick.
Bujol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amp.
Bujol tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Amp manages to circle out of the way.
Amp throws a leg kick but Bujol checks it.
Bujol goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Amp misses the target.
Amp avoids the head kick by Bujol.
Bujol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amp.
Bujol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bujol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amp throws a jab when Bujol was well out of range.
Amp moves out of range as Bujol throws a body kick.
Bujol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bujol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amp finds it's way round the side to connect with Bujol's head.
A low kick from Amp is predictable there
and Bujol makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Amp really felt that one!
Amp connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bujol. Bujol circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Amp misses with an uppercut. Bujol saw that one coming.
Bujol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Amp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bujol throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Amp misses.
Bujol is looking to counter the offense by Amp and move into the clinch.
Bujol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bujol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amp scores with a hook.
A big right from Amp misses.
Amp swats away the attempt to clinch by Bujol.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amp.
Bujol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amp to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Amp, as that shot connected.
Bujol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Amp lands with an overhand left.
Bujol fails to land with a series of punches.
Amp connects with a leg kick. Bujol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Amp ducks under a wild hook from Bujol.
Amp has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Amp there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amp scores with a sloppy right hand. Bujol should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bujol tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Amp misses.
Bujol lands with a slapping head kick.
Bujol throws a low kick but Amp moves out of range easily.
Amp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Amp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bujol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amp throws a lazy right hand but Bujol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bujol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bujol tries to move into range but Amp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bujol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amp throws out the jab.
Bujol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amp can pounce on him.
Bujol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bujol doesn't manage to clinch there - Amp circles away.
Amp tries to land a leg kick but Bujol saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Bujol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Amp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bujols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amp misses with an uppercut
and Bujol counters with a solid body kick.
Amp throws a leg kick but Bujol sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bujol misses with a body punch
enabling Amp to counter with a crisp jab.
Bujol looks to throw the jab but Amp is out of range.
Amp looks to throw the jab but Bujol is out of range.
Amp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bujol misses with a wild combination.
Bujol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bujol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Amp throws a jab but it's blocked by Bujol.
Bujol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bujol was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Amp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bujol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amp can pounce on him.
Amp loads up on a big right hand but Bujol slips the punch.
Amp avoids the body shot from Bujol.
Amp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bujol thows a leg kick but Amp checks it
letting Amp counter with a right hand.
Amp dips to his left and cracks Bujol with an uppercut!
Bujol scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Amp.
Some wild striking there from Bujol.
Bujol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Amp lands the left hand.
Amp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bujol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bujol slips under a jab from Amp.
Bujol takes one to the chin there.
Amp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bujol tries to bum rush Amp with a series of wild strikes but Amp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amp lands with a shot to the body.
Amp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bujol's head backwards.
Amp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bujol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Amp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bujol is rocked!
A good leg kick by Amp.
Oh Bujol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Amp drops Bujol with a naaaaasty hook - Bujol is in real trouble here! Amp dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Amp!
An out of breath Michael Amp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibson Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsau Tsetsku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsetsku has chosen Paula Seling & Ovi - Miracle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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24
187 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibson Preuss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsau Tsetsku!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsetsku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ibson Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss misses with a looping left.
Preuss misses with a few strikes there.
Preuss digs a good hook to Tsetsku's body.
A slow jab from Tsetsku misses its intended target.
Preuss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsetsku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preuss.
Preuss swinging wildly here.
Tsetsku tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tsetsku instigates a clinch.
Tsetsku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tsetsku tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Tsetsku back against the cage.
Tsetsku has a couple of punches blocked by Preuss.
Tsetsku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Preuss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tsetsku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tsetsku as the two fighters clinch.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsetsku won't allow it.
Tsetsku tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsetsku can't find room to land a body shot as Preuss controls the action.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Tsetsku - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tsetsku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Preuss's efforts to push away.
Tsetsku gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preuss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tsetsku tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Tsetsku back against the cage.
Tsetsku swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preuss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tsetsku has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku misses with the head strike.
A short left from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss cracks Tsetsku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Tsau Tsetsku has been cut.
Preuss connects with a crisp jab.
Tsetsku looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.
Preuss misses with a body shot.
Preuss misses with a body punch
and Tsetsku holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preuss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsetsku throws a punch but it's blocked by Preuss.
Tsetsku gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsetsku pushes Preuss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Preuss wants to break free but Tsetsku has control.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsetsku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsetsku can't find room to land a body shot as Preuss controls the action.
Tsetsku throws a punch but it's blocked by Preuss.
A body shot lands from Tsetsku.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Tsetsku misses with a punch on the inside.
Preuss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tsetsku has him pressed against the cage.
Tsetsku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsetsku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsetsku is leaning against Preuss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Preuss wants to get back to striking at distance but Tsetsku won't allow it.
Tsetsku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preuss's elbow.
Tsetsku pushes Preuss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preuss.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Tsetsku has him pressed against the cage.
Preuss blocks a body shot from Tsetsku.
Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Tsetsku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good exchange - Tsetsku coming out on top.
Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsetsku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tsetsku there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsau Tsetsku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsau Tsetsku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Preuss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Preuss digs a good body shot into Tsetsku's ribs.
Tsetsku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tsetsku forces Preuss back against the cage and clinches.
Preuss can't break the clinch.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsetsku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tsetsku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsetsku lands with a short shot to the head.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preuss is trying to force a seperation but Tsetsku has the dominant position.
Tsetsku stalling the fight.
Tsetsku has Preuss pressed against the cage, preventing Preuss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tsetsku scores with a shot to the side of Preuss's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Tsetsku.
Tsetsku tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsau Tsetsku seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tsetsku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Preuss backwards.
Preuss blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsetsku.
Tsetsku throws a punch but it's blocked by Preuss.
Tsetsku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land.
Tsetsku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsetsku swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsetsku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsetsku lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss takes a shot to the head.
Tsetsku swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preuss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsetsku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tsetsku has a couple of punches blocked by Preuss.
Tsetsku working aggressively here.
Tsetsku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsetsku is working Preuss over against the cage.
Tsetsku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsetsku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku struggles to land a body shot inside as Preuss controls his hands.
Tsetsku throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Tsetsku - that landed with a thud.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsetsku tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tsetsku lands a shoulder strike.
Tsetsku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tsetsku lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tsetsku misses with the head strike.
Tsetsku digs a right hand into Preuss's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Preuss's gas tank.
Tsetsku gets through Preuss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preuss.
Tsetsku throws a head punch that misses.
Tsetsku misses with some punches.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ibson Preuss is winning the standup battle so far.
Preuss throws a hook but Tsetsku avoids it easily.
Tsetsku takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preuss misses with a straight right.
Tsetsku rushes Preuss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tsetsku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsetsku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tsetsku.
Preuss tries to circle away but Tsetsku has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tsetsku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsau Tsetsku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsau Tsetsku'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.
Preuss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Preuss takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Preuss connects with a crisp jab.
Tsetsku misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Preuss misses the target.
Tsetsku looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Preuss.
Preuss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tsetskus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tsetsku drives through and clinches with Preuss against the cage.
Tsetsku misses with the head strike.
Tsetsku struggles to land a body shot inside as Preuss controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preuss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss misses with a straight left.
Preuss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tsetsku is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tsetsku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Preuss looks to land a right hand but Tsetsku moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preuss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tsetsku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preuss throws a right and a left that Tsetsku avoids nicely.
Tsetsku pushes Preuss up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsetsku throws a head punch that misses.
Tsetsku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsetsku can't find room to land a body shot as Preuss controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsetsku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsetsku tries a body shot but Preuss blocks it.
Preuss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Tsetsku lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku avoiding damage.
Preuss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Tsetsku.
Preuss ducks right into an uppercut from Tsetsku.
Preuss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preuss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tsetsku to counter with a crisp jab.
Tsetsku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preuss.
Preuss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tsetsku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tsetsku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Preuss misses the jab.
Tsetsku loads up on a big right hand but Preuss slips the punch.
Preuss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsetsku has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Preuss.
Tsetsku has closed the distance and engaged Preuss in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tsetsku.
Tsetsku lands with a right to the head.
Tsetsku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsetsku misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tsetsku fails to land.
Preuss blocks a body shot from Tsetsku.
Tsetsku's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Preuss blocking some punches.
Tsetsku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsau Tsetsku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Preuss blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tsetsku tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Tsetsku back against the cage.
Ibson Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preuss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Preuss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsetsku closes the distance and pushes Preuss back into the cage.
Tsetsku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Preuss wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsetsku.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsau Tsetsku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tsetsku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsau Tsetsku!
Tsau Tsetsku looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Eu va conduce România din nou!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sioldster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sioldster has chosen Chaos - Burgatory as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Damhuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sioldster!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Damhuis looks for a takedown but Sioldster sprawls well.
Damhuis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damhuis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manolito Damhuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damhuis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sioldster lands with an overhand left.
Sioldster throws a nice looking combination but Damhuis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damhuis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sioldster sprawls and moves away.
Sioldster ducks under a wild hook from Damhuis.
Damhuis misses with an uppercut.
Damhuis misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sioldster drops his hands momentarily and Damhuis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Damhuis tries to land a front kick but Sioldster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sioldster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Damhuis with a body shot.
A big left from Sioldster misses.
Sioldster throws a jab but it's blocked by Damhuis.
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!
Damhuis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sioldster counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sioldster looks to land a right hand but Damhuis moved out of range.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Damhuis throws a big shot that misses.
Damhuis wants to land a leg kick but Sioldster is out of range.
Sioldster connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Damhuis.
Sioldster fails to land with a series of punches.
Damhuis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damhuis, right into the meat.
Sioldster blocks a head kick by Damhuis.
Sioldster checks the leg kick.
Sioldster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sioldster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damhuis. Damhuis obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Sioldster does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damhuis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sioldster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Sioldster blocks the leg kick.
Damhuis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sioldster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damhuis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cutthroat in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sioldster misses.
Damhuis throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
Mike Sioldster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damhuis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damhuis throws a head kick that misses.
Damhuis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sioldster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sioldster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damhuis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sioldster.
Damhuis throws a low kick but Sioldster avoids it.
Damhuis throws a right hand that misses
and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sioldster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sioldster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damhuis on the side of the head.
Damhuis lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Damhuis.
Damhuis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Damhuis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sioldster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damhuis.
Damhuis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis is looking to take a break and control but Sioldster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sioldster tries to buck Damhuis off but Damhuis is having none of it.
Damhuis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Damhuis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sioldster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damhuis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sioldster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sioldster can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sioldster is looking for a sweep.
Damhuis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sioldster sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Damhuis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Damhuis controlling the position from side mount.
Damhuis is chipping away with strikes.
Sioldster can't do much from the bottom here.
Damhuis working the body and head with strikes.
Damhuis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sioldster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damhuis working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Damhuis misses with a leg kick
and Sioldster counters with a three punch combo that has Damhuis backing up. Damhuis nods at Sioldster to acknowledge the strikes.
Damhuis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damhuis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Damhuis misses the shot to the body.
Damhuis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Damhuis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sioldster avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Damhuis.
An elbow from Damhuis crashes against the mat.
Damhuis working away.
Damhuis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sioldster, who protects the arm well.
Damhuis is looking to take a break and control but Sioldster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damhuis swings around for an armbar but Sioldster sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Damhuis's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sioldster passes into half guard.
Sioldster is thwarting Damhuis's attempts to control the position.
Sioldster thows a huge punch but Damhuis dodges it nicely.
Sioldster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sioldster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damhuis trying to control here.
Manolito Damhuis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sioldster content to control rather than advance.
Damhuis regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Damhuis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sioldster escapes and throws Damhuis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sioldster working the ground and pound but Damhuis is defending the strikes.
Damhuis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sioldster.
Damhuis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Damhuis is trying to control but can't.
Sioldster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Damhuis defending well though.
Damhuis is looking to control Sioldster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damhuis avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Damhuis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sioldster can do to turn this around?
Sioldster trying to control the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sioldster misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Damhuis attempts a counter takedown but Sioldster avoids it well and moves away.
Damhuis 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.
Damhuis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sioldster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damhuis looking to pass the guard.
Damhuis being controlled here momentarily.
Sioldster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damhuis trying to control the position from guard on top but Sioldster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Damhuis tries a low kick but Sioldster avoids it.
Sioldster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sioldster jabs at Damhuis's body.
Sioldster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damhuis.
Damhuis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Sioldster. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sioldster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damhuis in his tracks.
Damhuis is looking to chop away at Sioldster's legs.
Sioldster throws a leg kick that misses.
Damhuis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damhuis.
Sioldster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sioldster works the jab nicely.
Sioldster lands with a right hand.
Sioldster moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Damhuis misses with a head kick.
Sioldster throws a big counter head kick but Damhuis avoids it with no problem.
Sioldster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sioldster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damhuis on the side of the head.
Damhuis throws a good cross that connects.
Sioldster lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damhuis is defended easily by Sioldster.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy.
Damhuis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sioldster misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damhuis throws a leg kick
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damhuis connects with a right hand. Sioldster shakes it off.
Damhuis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sioldster looks to land a right hand but Damhuis moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damhuis misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Sioldster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damhuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damhuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damhuis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sioldster sprawls and moves away.
Damhuis slips a straight right by Sioldster.
Damhuis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sioldster.
Sioldster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sioldster 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.
Damhuis throws a leg kick but Sioldster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sioldster throws a shot to the body.
Sioldster scores with a jab. Damhuis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damhuis misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Damhuis. Beautiful body shot.
Damhuis throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Sioldster misses its intended target.
Sioldster cracks Damhuis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sioldster lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damhuis tests Sioldster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Damhuis tenderised Sioldster's leg. Sioldster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damhuis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sioldster.
Damhuis scores with a spinning back kick!
Damhuis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damhuis looks to land a left hand but Sioldster moved out of range nicely.
Sioldster misses with an uppercut. Damhuis saw that one coming.
Sioldster throws a hook but Damhuis blocks it.
Damhuis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sioldster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damhuis's hands.
Damhuis tries to land a front kick but Sioldster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damhuis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sioldster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sioldster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sioldster staying out of range there.
Damhuis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Damhuis misses with a hook to the body
and Sioldster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Damhuis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sioldster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damhuis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sioldster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Damhuis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sioldster throws an off balance right hand
and Damhuis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sioldster is looking to improve his position.
Damhuis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sioldster defends it well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sioldster can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sioldster has his hands clasped together around Damhuis's back. He's all about the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sioldster trying to control here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sioldster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sioldster holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sioldster trying to control here.
Damhuis prevents Sioldster from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Damhuis.
Damhuis working Sioldster over with strikes.
Damhuis slips a nice elbow through Sioldster's hands, connecting with Sioldster's forehead.
Ground and pound from Damhuis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manolito Damhuis.
I think Damhuis 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Damhuis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris jumps guard and drags Kearney to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Harris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harris trying to control the position.
Kearney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harris is proving hard to escape from.
Kearney stands up and waves to Harris to follow him.
Kearney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris tries to clinch there but Kearney circles away.
Kearney scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kearney tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kearney tries to escape but Harris is in control.
Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harris scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kearney keeps working.
Harris cracks Kearney with a big elbow.
Kearney is trying to buck Harris off.
Harris wants to control but Kearney is keeping him busy.
Harris tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kearney is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Harris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harris 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.
Kearney sneaks out the side door and pushes Harris away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kearney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harris dives in and grabs Kearney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kearney pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
A clash of legs there as Kearney blocks the low kick.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kearney but Kearney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris looks for a takedown but Kearney sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kearney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Kearney lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kearney does it's job there.
Kearney lands with a good body shot.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Kearney catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Kearney moves out of range of the body kick from Harris.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kearney pushes Harris off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kearney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kearney as he jumps to the side.
Kearney lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Kearney scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Kearney, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Kearney against the cage but Kearney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kearney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kearney walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kearney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kearney.
Harris is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kearney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Kearney stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kearney has Harris pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris tries to pull guard but Kearney holds him up against the cage and eventually Harris drops back down to his feet.
Kearney throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Kearney improves position.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kearney throws a head punch that misses.
Harris successfully pulls guard.
Kearney tries to stand but Harris is controlling from the bottom.
Kearney stands and steps away. Harris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kearney leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kearney tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Kearney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kearney feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Kearney then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kearney tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Kearney stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kearney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Kearney misses.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris fails with the takedown
letting Kearney counter with a right hand.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris tries to counter with a takedown but Kearney is quick to defend against it.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Kearney shows good takedown defense.
Junior Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kearney lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kearney jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris takes one on the button.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kearney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kearney tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris misses with a combination
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kearney manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris jumps guard but Kearney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Kearney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kearney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kearney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris jumps guard but Kearney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kearney.
Harris tries to pull guard but Kearney won't allow it.
Kearney lands a body shot.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Harris tries to pull guard but Kearney won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kearney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kearney misses with some punches.
Kearney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kearney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kearney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Kearney slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Kearney on the inside.
Kearney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kearney misses with a punch to the body.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Kearney has him pressed against the cage.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris successfully pulls guard.
Kearney gets to his feet - Harris follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kearney sprawls well. Kearney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Kearney counters with a right hand to the body.
Kearney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kearney tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Kearney throws a shot to the body.
Kearney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kearney drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Kearney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kearney looking to stall.
Kearney has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Kearney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Kearney misses with a punch on the inside.
Kearney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kearney struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Barry Kearney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Kearney has Harris pressed against the cage.
Kearney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kearney lands with a light punch inside.
Harris pulls Kearney into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kearney wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
Kearney stands and steps away. Harris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kearney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kearney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kearney wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Kearney 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!
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Kearney connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kearney to counter with a crisp jab.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kearney counters with a nice uppercut.
Kearney with a jab.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kearney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kearney wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Kearney lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harris is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kearney darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kearney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kearney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris moves forwards but Kearney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kearney.
Kearney lands with a big left! Harris is wobbled badly! Kearney comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Harris to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barry Kearney!
Barry Kearney gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stone Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stone Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Cold or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves, which made it look bad.
Stone Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cold blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Stone Cold has been cut.
Knees to the body from Alves.
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Cold is breathing heavily.
Cold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Cold is trying to maintain a safe position but Alves gets an underhook and turns Cold into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Alves.
Alves lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands with a left to the head.
Alves lands with a right to the head.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Cold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves lands a damaging elbow.
Stone Cold's cut is getting worse.
Alves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cold wants a takedown.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Alves jerks Cold's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Cold drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Alves goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Alves because Cold was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Thiago Alves!
Thiago Alves tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Stone Cold was interviewed post fight and said 'Where's the beer at?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Irhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasady comes to the cage accompanied by Carnage Theme. Artem Irhin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cletus Kasady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Irhin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasady paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kasady takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Cletus Kasady has been cut.
Irhin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasady looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irhin drives through and clinches with Kasady against the cage.
Irhin stalling in the clinch.
Irhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irhin defends well and Kasady ends up having to push Irhin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kasady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Irhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irhin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kasady lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Irhin gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasady gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Irhin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kasady.
Irhin won't allow Kasady to pass to mount.
Kasady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Irhin wants to get back to full guard.
Kasady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Irhin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasady pulls his head out easily.
Irhin gets back to full guard.
Kasady working some strikes from top position.
Kasady has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kasady preventing the sweep.
Irhin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kasady defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasady wants to pass the guard but Irhin is keeping the position.
Irhin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Irhin working for a triangle but Kasady defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irhin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kasady tries to free his leg and advance position but Irhin is retaining full guard.
Irhin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Irhin being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kasady is looking to work some ground and pound but Irhin has wrist control.
Irhin is pulling down on Kasady's head. It's preventing any offense from Kasady, at least for the moment.
We've been hearing that Kasady has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Irhin is trying to control the position but Kasady postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irhin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Kasady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Kasady does no damage.
Kasady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irhin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Kasady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Irhin feints a counter leg kick.
Irhin throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Kasady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irhin is fending him off so far but Kasady persists. Nope, Irhin circles away and we're back to standing.
Kasady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irhin tries to avoid it but Kasady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irhin to the ground. Irhin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kasady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irhin swivels and escapes.
Irhin gets a clinch.
Irhin lands an uppercut.
Irhin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Kasady.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Irhin is pushing Kasady up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kasady is trying to drag Irhin to the mat but Irhin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasady.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasady turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Irhin regains half guard.
Irhin actively working from the bottom here.
Irhin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kasady is working away from the top position though.
Kasady wants to control but Irhin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artem Irhin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cletus Kasady's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kasady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kasady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irhin throws a sloppy head kick and Kasady moves out of range easily.
Kasady scores with a body shot.
Kasady shoots in but no luck this time.
Irhin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Kasady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasady digs a good body shot into Irhin's ribs.
Good leg kick by Irhin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irhin forces Kasady back against the cage and clinches.
Kasady is working for takedown but Irhin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kasady stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasady blocks an elbow strike.
Irhin manages to break the clinch.
Irhin works the jab nicely.
Irhin connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasady shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irhin as he avoids it easily.
Irhin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasady.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady has taken the fight to the clinch.
Irhin prevents the takedown attempt.
Irhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kasady is rocked!
Cletus Kasady's cut is getting worse.
Kasady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oh Kasady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasady changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irhin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kasady seems to have got his legs back now.
Irhin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasady shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Irhin but Irhin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Artem Irhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irhin moves in looking to clinch but Kasady pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cletus Kasady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kasady's sensitive parts.
Irhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cletus Kasady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasady throws a wild hook but Irhin just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Kasady gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Irhin raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Irhin!
An out of breath Artem Irhin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricci Morocco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cow herd - Fields kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rauno Tynkkynen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricci Morocco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tynkkynen takes one on the button.
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Morocco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Morocco's head coaches at Condor Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morocco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tynkkynen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Morocco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Morocco.
Morocco is looking to clinch but Tynkkynen is avoiding it.
Morocco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tynkkynen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morocco darts in and clinches Tynkkynen up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Morocco.
Morocco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Morocco.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tynkkynen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morocco walks away with a smile on his face. Tynkkynen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tynkkynen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morocco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morocco slips a jab from Tynkkynen.
Morocco seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Morocco lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen takes a swing at Morocco's ribcage but misses.
Morocco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tynkkynen.
Morocco throws a leg kick
and Tynkkynen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been informed that Tynkkynen 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.
Morocco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morocco throws a wild body kick that Tynkkynen sees coming a mile off.
Morocco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tynkkynen checks it well.
Morocco tries a head kick but it misses.
Tynkkynen checks the leg kick.
Morocco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morocco throws a looping overhand right but Tynkkynen ducks down to avoid it.
Morocco closes the distance but Tynkkynen moves to the side
and Tynkkynen counters with a straight right hand.
Tynkkynen works Morocco's body with a nice hook.
Morocco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morocco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morocco jabs Tynkkynen right on the nose. Tynkkynen blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tynkkynen missing with a left hand there. Morocco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ricci Morocco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morocco takes one to the chin there.
Morocco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morocco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Tynkkynen misses.
Tynkkynen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tynkkynen misses the jab.
Morocco clinches with his opponent.
Morocco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morocco has Tynkkynen pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tynkkynen fails to land.
Tynkkynen tries for a takedown but Morocco manages to get underhooks.
Ricci Morocco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
Morocco misses with a knee strike.
Morocco lands a right hand.
Morocco misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morocco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tynkkynen or not.
Morocco is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morocco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tynkkynen avoids it.
Morocco lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tynkkynen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morocco is trying to keep an underhook but Tynkkynen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Morocco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morocco defending well though.
Morocco is trying to stand.
Tynkkynen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morocco is looking for a sweep. Tynkkynen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen throwing shots but Morocco is blocking nicely.
Tynkkynen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morocco to regain full guard.
Tynkkynen wants to control from the top but Morocco keeps moving.
Tynkkynen landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morocco trying to control the position.
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!
Tynkkynen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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 Ricci Morocco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morocco throws a poor cross that misses
and Tynkkynen counters with a two punch combo.
Tynkkynen shoots for a double leg takedown but Morocco sprawls well. He's pushed Tynkkynen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morocco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morocco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Morocco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morocco lands an overhand right.
That has opened up Rauno Tynkkynen's cut even more.
Morocco throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morocco lands a big head kick that sends Tynkkynen tumbling to the mat! Morocco takes a step backwards and waves Tynkkynen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tynkkynen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morocco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morocco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morocco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tynkkynen can do to turn this around?
Morocco throws a body kick that misses.
Morocco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tynkkynen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tynkkynen.
Morocco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morocco stalls.
Tynkkynen trying to land knees to the body.
Morocco 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.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morocco creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morocco takes a shot to the head.
Morocco is rocked!
Tynkkynen pushes Morocco against the cage. Tynkkynen is working some dirty boxing. Tynkkynen pushes off with a quick right hook! Morocco goes down! Morocco tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tynkkynen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Tynkkynen!
Rauno Tynkkynen made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'WAS ABOUT TIME! Finally im back in winning way.. Now i dont want to go back to farm, but keep fighting.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsayer - Hatebreed. Carrera Villamora has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Brown's chin.
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carrera Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
It looks like Carrera Villamora has been cut.
Nice shot by Villamora.
Villamora throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Villamora was not able to check.
Villamora throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Villamora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Villamora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown wants to clinch but Villamora slips to the side
letting Villamora counter with a right hand.
Villamora's coach down at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Villamora's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses with the body kick
and Villamora counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Villamora slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Villamora scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
Villamora lands a decent elbow from side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villamora working away.
Brown has one of Villamora's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Villamora keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown struggling a bit here.
Villamora really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown trying to hold on to Villamora's head to control him but Villamora postures up.
Villamora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown wants to improve his position but Villamora is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown takes a swing at Villamora's ribcage but misses.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Villamora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Villamora checks the leg kick.
Villamora throws a fast counter high kick but Brown manages to duck under it in time.
Villamora swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown motions for Villamora to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Villamora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Villamora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carrera Villamora dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown scores with a jab. Villamora acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Villamora lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villamora. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Villamora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villamora checks a low kick from Brown.
Villamora tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Villamora saw that one coming.
Villamora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown misses with a combination
and Villamora counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Villamora moved out of range.
Villamora throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Villamora thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Villamora bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Brown! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villamora is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Villamora chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Villamora is proving a slippery customer.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Villamora lands a couple of elbows.
Villamora is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villamora circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Carrera Villamora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Villamora steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Villamora counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Brown down! Villamora is looking to finish but Brown is intelligently defending himself.
Villamora postures up.
Villamora throws a big elbow that misses.
Villamora throws a sloppy strike and Brown has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Villamora is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Brown!
A very excited looking Dave Brown 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.
In defeat, Carrera Villamora stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will have break and come back and give a great fight for you guys! Thanks again to all who support me.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warren Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cider has chosen The Winner as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Peace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace shoots in for a takedown but Cider shows good takedown defense.
Peace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cider swivels and escapes.
Cider lands with a cross.
Cider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Cider . Those never looked like landing.
Cider throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cider fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peace.
Cider misses with a low kick.
Peace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Peace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cider tries to avoid it but Peace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cider to the ground. Cider escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peace manages to avoid it.
Cider misses with a head kick.
Cider throws a chopping leg kick but Peace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peace closes the distance and clinches up with Cider , looking for a takedown. Peace pushes Cider against the cage but Cider circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peace dives in and grabs Cider 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cider pushes down on Peace's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peace dives in for a single leg takedown but Cider sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peace looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justin Cider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cider throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Peace on the side of the head.
Cider feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peace scores with a takedown into Cider 's guard.
Cider keeping full guard, as Peace tries to pass.
Peace is working hard here to advance position.
Cider looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peace is one step ahead there.
Cider is trying to keep Peace in close.
Cider looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cider seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cider is pulling down on Peace's head. It's preventing any offense from Peace, at least for the moment.
Peace preventing the sweep.
Peace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Peace forces his way into half guard.
Cider is looking for a sweep. Peace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peace is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Peace is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Cider wants to improve his position but Peace is controlling well.
Cider is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Peace is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cider is just riding it out for now. Peace eventually gives up the hold.
Cider felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cider wants to improve his position but Peace is controlling well.
Peace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cider regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cider tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peace drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cider manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Peace has Cider in his guard.
Cider trying to control the position from guard on top but Peace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cider tries to free his leg and advance position but Peace is retaining full guard.
Cider trying to control but Peace is working from the bottom.
Cider won't allow Peace to sweep him here.
Cider trying to control but Peace is working from the bottom.
Cider pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peace is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peace is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cider is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cider has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peace misses with a takedown
and Cider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cider lands a right hook to the body.
Peace shoots in and drives through. Cider sprawls well.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peace is looking to counter punch.
Peace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cider 's waist but Cider gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peace off to one side.
Cider let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peace slips under a jab.
Warren Peace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cider fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Peace rather than just go for the knockout.
Peace avoids the body shot from Cider .
Warren Peace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cider throws a hook to the side of Peace's head but Peace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Cider catches Peace right on the button with a cross.
Peace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Cider is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cider manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Cider seems content to control.
Cider is looking to take a break and control but Peace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cider tries to stand but can't do so whilst Peace controls his leg.
Warren Peace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cider wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peace keeps working.
Cider has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cider looking to control but Peace is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace regains half guard.
Peace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cider passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cider content just to control the position here.
Cider tries to control but Peace wriggling away.
Peace slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider wants to take a breather but Peace is having none of it.
Peace is pressing down on Cider 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Peace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peace looking for a sweep. Not yet Peace, not yet.
Peace keeping moving, preventing Cider from controlling successfully.
Cider content to stall in guard here.
Cider stopping the sweep attempt from Peace.
Cider sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peace's guard.
Peace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cider works his way into side control.
Cider controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace is looking to reverse the position.
Cider scoring with punches from side control.
Peace is looking to regain half guard here but Cider keeps moving and retains side control.
Cider trying to control the action but Peace is working from the bottom.
Peace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cider off and has taken his back!
Peace is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Peace has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cider tries to land a front kick but Peace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Cider .
Peace dives in and grabs Cider 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cider pushes down on Peace's head and hops out.
Peace closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cider is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Cider 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cider is looking to reverse the position.
Peace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider is trying to control Peace's posture but Peace avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Peace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peace goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cider rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Peace's guard! Nice work there by Cider !
Cider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cider is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peace wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cider chips away with some ground and pound.
Peace looking for a guillotine here but Cider defends easily.
Cider trying to control but Peace is working from the bottom.
Peace lands a decent shot there.
Cider wants to control from the top but Peace keeps moving.
Peace looking for a sweep. Not yet Peace, not yet.
Peace can't keep his opponent in guard - Cider advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cider trying to pass the guard but Peace defending well.
Cider missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace wants to improve his position but Cider is controlling well.
Cider is keen to just control but Peace is a slippery customer.
Peace gets full guard.
Cider wants to control from the top but Peace keeps moving.
Peace 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cider sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peace wants to sweep here but Cider controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cider wants to control from the top but Peace keeps moving.
Cider controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cider sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cider looks to land a combination but Peace avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Cider as Peace shoots in.
Cider tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cider tries to avoid it but Peace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cider to the ground. Cider escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cider 's waist but Cider gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peace off to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cider . Peace shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Cider . That snapped Peace's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Justin Cider just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cider connects with a body shot.
Peace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peace is trying to get an arm triangle but Cider is defending well.
Peace is trying to get an arm triangle but Cider is defending well.
Cider tries to bench press Peace off him but Peace keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Peace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cider trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace seems to be working for a kimura but Cider defends the submission attempt.
Cider slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cider keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
Cider wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cider looking for a sweep. Not yet Cider , not yet.
Cider is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cider keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cider keeping moving, preventing Peace from controlling successfully.
Peace stopping the sweep attempt from Cider .
Cider seems keen to control Peace's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peace darts in looking for a takedown but Cider gets double underhooks and turns Peace into the cage.
Cider slaps away a takedown attempt from Peace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cider connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cider throws a leg kick which misses Peace's front leg but catches the back leg as Peace tries to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peace.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick there by Cider .
A head kick misses from Cider .
Peace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cider but Cider pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cider lands a leg kick that knocks Peace off balance momentarily.
Cider connects with an inside leg kick.
Peace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Peace is defended easily by Cider .
Cider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peace looks for a takedown but Cider sprawls well.
Cider throws a sloppy head kick and Peace moves out of range easily.
Cider lands with a cross.
Peace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cider .
Cider scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cider as he avoids it easily.
Justin Cider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cider slaps away a takedown attempt from Peace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cider keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Peace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cider defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peace.
Cider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cider thumps Peace with a low kick.
Cider misses the jab.
Cider lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Cider coming out on top.
Cider with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck for Peace with that takedown attempt.
Peace shoots in but Cider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Peace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Cider as Peace shoots in.
Cider wants to counter with a clinch but Peace pushes him away.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Peace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cider .
Peace has his takedown stuffed
and Cider makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cider misses with a head kick.
Cider defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peace.
Cider is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cider .
Cider stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cider wants it to stay on the feet.
Peace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peace tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cider sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peace somewhat.
Justin Cider is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider scores with a spinning back kick!
Peace gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cider counters with a nice leg kick.
Cider throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Peace shoots in but Cider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cider throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cider tries a head kick but it misses.
Cider tries to clinch up but Peace circles away and keeps his distance.
Cider lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Cider as Peace shoots in.
Warren Peace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider lands with a nice body kick.
Cider lands a high kick!
Cider lands a jab to Peace's midsection.
Cider lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peace at a distance.
Cider throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Peace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cider counters with a head kick. That will keep Peace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Cider .
Peace takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cider feints and then cracks Peace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peace down.
Cider bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peace's head.
Cider connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peace misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Cider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cider avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider stuffs the takedown.
Cider now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cider scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peace has his takedown stuffed
and Cider counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peace's knee momentarily.
Peace shoots in but no luck this time.
Cider throws a head kick that Peace semi-blocks.
Cider scores with a push kick.
Cider thuds a left hand into Peace's body.
A combination from Peace does no damage.
Peace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cider lands a lovely overhand right.
Cider scores with a one two! Peace had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cider lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peace's sensitive parts.
Cider displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Cider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cider winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 44:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 44:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Cider ! Justin Cider retains his lightweight title!
Justin Cider very nearly forgot to thank Grand Champion Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincenzo Vitalli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hurley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitalli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Hurley.
A leg kick checked by Vitalli.
Vitalli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vitalli is looking to land body kicks.
Hurley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hurley forces Vitalli back against the cage and clinches.
Hurley misses with a knee to the head.
Vitalli swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Vitalli.
Hurley missing with knees to the body.
Vitalli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vitalli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hurley's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurley being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurley.
Vitalli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurley tries to land a knee to the head but Vitalli blocks with his arms.
Vitalli lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vitalli in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hurley can't break the clinch.
Vitalli lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hurley fails to land.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurley blocks an uppercut.
Hurley misses with a knee strike.
Hurley tries to land knees in the clinch but Vitalli avoids the damage to the body.
Vitalli throws a head punch that misses.
Vitalli lands a hook that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vitalli has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vitalli stalling in the clinch but Hurley improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vitalli.
Hurley letting Vitalli take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Hurley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vitalli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley prevents a body shot from Vitalli.
Hurley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Vincenzo Vitalli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vitalli is working Hurley over against the cage.
Vitalli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurley.
Hurley crunches a lovely knee into Vitalli's ribcage.
Vitalli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vitalli managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
Hurley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hurley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hurley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bull Hurley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurley throws a shot from downtown. Vitalli moves away and avoids it.
Vitalli moves away from the strike by Hurley.
Hurley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vitalli is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hurley misses with a straight left.
Hurley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice defenses there by Vitalli.
Vitalli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Vitalli coming out on top.
Vitalli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vitalli motions for Hurley to come forward. Vitalli throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vitalli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vitalli misses with a looping right.
Hurley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vitalli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hurley. That's going to slow Vitalli down.
Hurley misses with a low kick.
Vitalli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hurley wants to slow Vitalli down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley lands a jab to the head.
Hurley drops Vitalli with a naaaaasty hook - Vitalli is in real trouble here! Hurley dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bull Hurley!
Bull Hurley is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bull Hurley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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