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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Phil Brooks has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phil Brooks seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brooks.
Kowalski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowalski circles away.
Brooks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kowalski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Kowalski.
A short right from Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski landing knees to the head.
Kowalski landing knees to the head.
Kowalski landing knees to the head.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kowalski effectively controlling the action here.
Kowalski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brooks up against the ropes.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooks's face.
Kowalski crunches a lovely knee into Brooks's ribcage.
Kowalski landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kowalski is defending well.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brooks goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pawel Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Kowalski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kowalski tries to counter with a clinch but Brooks shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kowalski cracks Brooks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooks is defended easily by Kowalski.
Kowalski wants to counter with a clinch but Brooks pushes him away.
A left lands for Kowalski.
Phil Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kowalski scores with a head kick. Brooks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kowalski as he jumps to the side.
Brooks sets himself, and Kowalski steps forward looking for the clinch! Brooks avoids it this time.
Kowalski thows a body kick. Brooks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brooks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kowalski defends well and Brooks ends up having to push Kowalski into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kowalski tries to counter with a clinch but Brooks shakes him off and moves away.
Kowalski connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Kowalski sprawls well.
Brooks sets himself, and Kowalski steps forward looking for the clinch! Brooks avoids it this time.
Kowalski connects with a solid leg kick.
Brooks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kowalski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Kowalski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kowalski scores with a nice right hand.
Brooks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kowalski lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Kowalski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kowalski pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski lands a right hand.
Kowalski effectively controlling the action here.
Kowalski is pressed up against the ropes. Brooks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kowalski down to the mat. Kowalski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brooks.
Kowalski 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.
Pawel Kowalski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks shoots in for a double leg but Kowalski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kowalski wants to counter with a clinch but Brooks pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kowalski sprawls well. Kowalski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks tries to keep at a distance but Kowalski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski is stalling here.
Kowalski lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Pawel Kowalski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight 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!
Kowalski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks being controlled against the ropes.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Kowalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Kowalski.
Kowalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brooks is rocked!
Kowalski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kowalski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kowalski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kowalski.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brooks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Brooks with that takedown attempt.
Brooks shoots in looking for a takedown. Kowalski tries to sprawl out of it but Brooks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kowalski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kowalski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brooks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brooks there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks walks into a left hand.
Kowalski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
No luck for Brooks with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kowalski as he jumps to the side.
Kowalski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brooks.
Brooks dives in and grabs Kowalski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kowalski pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out.
Kowalski wants to counter with a clinch but Brooks pushes him away.
Brooks with a poor takedown
and Kowalski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kowalski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pawel Kowalski 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.
A body shot lands from Kowalski.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kowalski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kowalski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kowalski connects with a body shot.
Kowalski connects with a right hand. Brooks shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Kowalski.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to advance position but Kowalski won't allow it.
Brooks wants to work for an arm triangle but Kowalski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kowalski keeping control of the position.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kowalski gets full guard.
Kowalski pulls Brooks in close to prevent any damage.
Kowalski wants to hit a switch here but Brooks passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kowalski there!
Kowalski prevents Brooks from taking his back.
Phil Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalski gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kowalski 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Kowalski!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Lindgraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabaisama comes to the ring accompanied by Liquid Swords. Mats Lindgraf is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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130 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mats Lindgraf!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgraf checks a low kick from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama loads up on a big right hand but Lindgraf slips the punch.
And Lindgraf tries to counter it with a takedown but Yabaisama pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yabaisama misses the shot to the body.
Lindgraf steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yabaisama.
Yabaisama misses with a leg kick
and Lindgraf counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lindgraf is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lindgraf trying to control the position from guard on top but Yabaisama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yabaisama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yabaisama has a closed guard, preventing Lindgraf from standing up.
Yabaisama is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lindgraf frees his head nicely. Oh but Yabaisama has switched to an armbar! Lindgraf is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Diagoro Yabaisama!
After winning the bout, Diagoro Yabaisama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the ring accompanied by Switchblade Smiles. Duffy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brawl - Bloody spit. Arjen Overeem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carney Duffy's chin.
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Overeem misses the shot to the body.
Duffy throws a leg kick
and Overeem counters with a thumping low kick.
Overeem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duffy is able to avoid easily.
Duffy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Duffy moves out of range of the body kick from Overeem.
A head kick from Overeem lands but Duffy takes it in his stride.
Duffy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Duffy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Overeem was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem throws a lazy right hand but Duffy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duffy unleashes a big counter combination but Overeem bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duffy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overeem sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Overeem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duffy counters with a low kick, right behind Overeem 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem misses with a kick to the body
letting Duffy counter with a right hand.
Duffy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Overeem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duffy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Duffy slips a straight right by Overeem.
Duffy throws a one two combo.
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overeem manages to avoid it.
Duffy swings for the body but Overeem moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Duffy misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem throws a body punch but Duffy moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Duffy misses.
Nice shot lands for Duffy.
Duffy lands a head shot.
Overeem is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy throws a leg kick which misses Overeem's front leg but catches the back leg as Overeem tries to avoid it.
Overeem looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Duffy tries to work over Overeem's front leg with a kick but Overeem checks it.
Overeem just misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Duffy is avoiding it.
Overeem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duffy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duffy avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duffy can pounce on him.
Overeem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duffy's head backwards.
Overeem fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Overeem counters with a thumping low kick.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Overeem thows a leg kick but Duffy checks it
and Duffy counters with a solid body kick.
Overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Duffy.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
Duffy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duffy's calf.
Duffy moves forwards but Overeem connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duffy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Duffy blocks the leg kick.
Overeem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duffy.
Duffy connects with a jab.
Oh Overeem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overeem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Overeem seems to have got his legs back now.
Duffy wants to land a leg kick but Overeem is out of range.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Duffy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy scores with a leg kick.
Overeem closes the distance and pushes Duffy back into the ropes.
Duffy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overeem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Overeem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Overeem blocking some punches.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duffy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Overeem moves out of range as Duffy strikes.
Duffy misses with a wild body shot.
It appears Overeem was looking to counter with a kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duffy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Overeem misses with a low kick.
Overeem lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carney Duffy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Overeem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duffy can pounce on him.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duffy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Duffy.
Duffy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Overeem's sensitive parts.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
Duffy checks a low kick from Overeem.
Overeem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duffy.
Duffy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Overeem at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Duffy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem looks to score with a jab to the body but Duffy is just out of range.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Duffy checks it.
A little jabbing left from Duffy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Duffy misses.
Carney Duffy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duffy throws the left hand but Overeem avoids the punch easily.
Duffy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duffy moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Overeem is looking to slow Duffy down with leg kicks.
Duffy defending well as Overeem loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Overeem misses with a body kick.
Overeem 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.
Duffy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overeem under the eye.
Duffy lands a glancing blow to the side of Overeem's head.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Duffy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a push kick but Duffy slaps the foot to one side.
Duffy throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Duffy lands with a straight right. Overeem didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy steps in with a hook that catches Overeem right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Duffy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Overeem looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carney Duffy!
Carney Duffy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Test (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen's entrance music is Scream Aim Fire. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leo Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Test Test!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Test keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Test shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Test does a little dance to reset his feet.
Test shoots in but Sonnen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Test looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Test.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Test! But no joy.
Sonnen loads up on a big right hand but Test slips the punch.
Test thuds his right hand into Sonnen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Test displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sonnen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Test wants to get back to striking at distance but Sonnen won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Test is looking to control Sonnen's arms but Sonnen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Test has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Sonnen as the two fighters clinch.
Test is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.
Sonnen has picked Test up - he's going for a ride! Sonnen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen is nestled in close to Test, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sonnen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Test is trying to stand back up but Sonnen is controlling him
Test on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sonnen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sonnen lands strikes from half guard.
Sonnen 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.
Test is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Test is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Sonnen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Test is trying to stand.
Test really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonnen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Test scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sonnen manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sonnen tries to control but Test wriggling away.
Sonnen scoring with strikes but Test is staying in there.
Test is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Test keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sonnen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sonnen lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Test is trying to stand up.
Test throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sonnen. What's that going to do exactly?
Test working to try and regain half guard.
Sonnen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Test's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sonnen content just to control the position here.
Test wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sonnen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sonnen won't let Test get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Sonnen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Test hang on?
Test is rocked!
Sonnen unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Test wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sonnen celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Sonnen!
Leo Sonnen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holt has chosen Brooklyn Nine-Nine Theme Song as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
159 lbs
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30
167 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Holt!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hussle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussle throws a lazy body kick
and Holt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holt lands with an uppercut that bounces Hussle off the ropes and back into range.
Hussle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussle at a distance.
Hussle scores with a hook.
Hussle misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussle.
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holt throws a right and a left that Hussle avoids nicely.
Hussle scores with a jab to the body.
Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt throws a hook but Hussle avoids it easily.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hussle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hussle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holt.
That kick from Hussle tenderised Holt's leg. Holt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hussle connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hussle. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hussle scores with a hook to the body. Holt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hussle staying out of range there.
Hussle throws a low kick but Holt moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Holt.
Nice straight punches there by Holt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holt.
Holt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hussle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holt swings for the body but Hussle moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holt looks to land a right hand but Hussle moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussle, right into the meat.
Holt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hussle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hussle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hussle catches Holt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hussle scores with a leg kick.
Holt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hussle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Hussle.
Hussle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holt's head backwards.
Hussle throws a low kick but Holt avoids it.
Holt wants to counter with a clinch but Hussle pushes him away.
Hussle connects with an inside leg kick.
Hussle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holt takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Hussle misses.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussle manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussle misses the target.
Jab by Hussle.
Hussle lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holt.
Hussle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Holt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holt throws the left hand but Hussle avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hussle, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Hussle misses its intended target.
As Hussle backs off Holt throws a huge counter combo but Hussle manages to avoid it all.
Hussle scores with a kick to the body.
Holt tries to clinch but Hussle is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussle misses the target.
Hussle throws a body shot but no joy.
Holt misses with a takedown attempt
and Hussle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hussle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holt misses with a few strikes there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussle.
Hussle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hussle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Hussle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a body punch but Hussle moves out of range.
Hussle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hussle works Holt's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussle.
Hussle keeps Holt at a distance using the push kick.
Hussle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hussle slips under a jab.
Hussle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hussle misses with a leg kick.
Hussle lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holt.
Hussle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Holt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hussle.
Holt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hussle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holt momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hussle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hussle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Hussle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holt.
Hussle connects with a jab.
Nice body punch from Hussle.
Jab from Hussle.
Hussle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hussle throws a big shot that misses.
Holt tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hussle misses the target.
Hussle scores with a sloppy right hand. Holt should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hussle has got the better of the exchanges.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussle.
Holt throws a poor cross that misses
and Hussle counters with a good, hard body kick but Holt shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussle feints and then cracks Holt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holt down.
Holt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holt takes a swing at Hussle's ribcage but misses.
Holt moves forwards but Hussle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Holt. Those never looked like landing.
Hussle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hussle cracks the inside of Holt's front leg.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussle wants to land a leg kick but Holt is out of range.
Mike Hussle is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussle.
Hussle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holt can do to turn this around?
Hussle connects with a solid leg kick.
Raymond Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hussle.
Hussle misses with an uppercut.
Hussle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hussle connects with a right hand. Holt shakes it off.
Holt swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hussle lands a high kick!
Holt is rocked!
Holt takes one to the side of the head.
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Hussle finish him?
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hussle.
Holt gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hussle gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Holt is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hussle!
Mike Hussle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Raymond Holt was interviewed post fight and said 'Well, the fight didnt go down the way I hoped but props to my opponent for getting the job done. I'll be back soon enough!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronaldo Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bujol swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Bujol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bujol there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bujol, right into the meat.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Bujol misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Bujol avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped Bujol's head back.
Reynolds looks to land a body kick but Bujol moved away.
Reynolds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bujol counters with a nice uppercut.
Bujol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Bujol seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bujol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters with a left to the body.
Reynolds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bujol.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking hook.
Reynolds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reynolds throws a jab when Bujol was well out of range.
Bujol misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronaldo Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bujol takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bujol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Bujol.
Reynolds is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bujol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bujol throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Bujol throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bujol scores with a jab to the body.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bujol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynolds.
Bujol misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Bujol is just out of range.
Reynolds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bujol slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Reynolds - just one landing.
Bujol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
Bujol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reynolds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bujol.
A nice combination there by Bujol.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Bujol.
Reynolds fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bujol on the side of the head.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Bujol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bujol throws out the jab.
Reynolds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reynolds is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bujol had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds takes a swing at Bujol's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reynolds throws a body kick that misses.
Bujol slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Bujol is looking to wear down Reynolds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bujol. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reynolds! But no joy.
Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bujol can pounce on him.
Reynolds shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bujol eats them both and turns towards Reynolds to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bujol pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reynolds has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Bujol slips the punch.
Bujol is looking to counter punch.
Reynolds misses with a combination
and Bujol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reynolds thinking.
Bujol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range and Bujol settles back down.
Bujol lands a right hook to the body.
Bujol rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Reynolds has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bujol scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bujol.
A right hook to the body lands for Bujol.
Bujol throws a head punch that misses.
Bujol is working Reynolds over against the ropes.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Bujol pushes Reynolds back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds blocking some punches.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Bujol scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Bujol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Bujol blocks with his arms.
Bujol misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bujol.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bujol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bujol throws a head punch that misses.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
Bujol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Bujol.
Bujol misses with the combination.
Bujol takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Bujol goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bujol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bujol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bujol misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sergio Bujol is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol is looking to score with low kicks.
Reynolds jabs Bujol to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bujol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Reynolds's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands with a good body shot.
Reynolds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bujol throwing a counter right hand but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bujol finds it's way through Reynolds's defenses.
Reynolds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Bujol misses with a looping left.
Bujol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reynolds missing with a left hand there. Bujol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bujol wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bujol moves out of range of the strikes.
Bujol moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Bujol is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a nice shot that snaps Bujol's head back.
Reynolds fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bujol.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Bujol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bujol connects with a nice looking jab.
Bujol looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Bujol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bujol.
Bujol blocks a jab.
Bujol misses with a two punch combination.
Reynolds scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bujol slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Bujol misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Bujol avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds lands with a good body shot.
Reynolds takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bujol.
Bujol throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bujol takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reynolds connects with a body shot.
Bujol scores with a body shot.
Bujol takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bujol slips a straight right by Reynolds.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bujol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bujol can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reynolds.
Bujol slips under a jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Bujol.
Reynolds appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking hook.
Reynolds cracks Bujol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bujol counters with a nice body kick.
Bujol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
A telegraphed right hand from Bujol misses the target.
Bujol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reynolds.
Reynolds scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot lands for Reynolds.
Bujol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bujol moves away.
Bujol throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Reynolds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reynolds misses with a few strikes there.
Bujol staying out of range there.
Reynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bujols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Reynolds avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynolds cracks Bujol with a good jab.
Reynolds swings for the body but Bujol moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds defending well as Bujol loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Reynolds on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bujol connects with a nice looking jab.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bujol takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bujol counters with a three punch combo that has Reynolds backing up. Reynolds nods at Bujol to acknowledge the strikes.
Bujol throws a series of punches but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Reynolds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reynolds.
Reynolds getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bujol connects with a high kick.
Bujol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reynolds connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bujol scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Reynolds finds it's target.
Bujol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bujol feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bujol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Bujol.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bujol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Reynolds misses with a combination
and Bujol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reynolds walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bujol.
Bujol needs to keep his hands up - Reynolds had a free shot at his head there.
Bujol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Bujol throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick from Bujol misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bujol.
Bujol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Bujol avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds throws an off balance right hand
and Bujol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reynolds misses with a leg kick
and Bujol counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bujols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reynolds walks into a straight right hand from Bujol.
Reynolds misses with a left hand
and Bujol counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bujol lands a glancing blow to the side of Reynolds's head.
Jab, jab by Reynolds - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bujol throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Bujol's head but Bujol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bujol misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands with an uppercut that bounces Bujol off the ropes and back into range.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bujol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds lands a two punch combo.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Bujol moved out of range.
Reynolds throws a head kick but Bujol moves out of range.
Bujol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bujol dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reynolds. That did some damage!
Reynolds 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.
Nice straight punches there by Reynolds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reynolds.
Bujol misses with a two punch combination.
Reynolds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reynolds.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bujol.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronaldo Reynolds.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergio Bujol!
A very excited looking Sergio Bujol made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riza Rakija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakija comes to the ring accompanied by Rakija. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 9pm (Till I Come). Thiago Gracie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Riza Rakija's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Riza Rakija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rakija.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakija.
Rakija connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rakija dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
Rakija regains half guard, as Gracie was trying to land strikes.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Rakija is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakija tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rakija controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija is trying to get back to full guard.
Rakija has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Rakija tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Rakija is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Rakija's temple.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gracie is keen to just control but Rakija is a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rakija defends it well.
Rakija manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakija not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Rakija won't allow it.
Rakija regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rakija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie trying to control but Rakija is working from the bottom.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Rakija has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakija working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Rakija has wrist control.
Rakija has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rakija has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rakija is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie wants to control but Rakija is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rakija has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Rakija is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Gracie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rakija takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie tries to move into range but Rakija moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Rakija avoids nicely.
Rakija lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rakija connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Oh Rakija is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie working away.
Rakija seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rakija is avoiding damage well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rakija is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Gracie! That's hurt Rakija! Will he recover? Gracie fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Gracie!
An out of breath Thiago Gracie 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Donnelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donnelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sakamoto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto looks to throw the jab but Donnelly is out of range.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donnelly's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakamoto. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Sakamoto checks it.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses the shot to the body.
Sakamoto checks a leg kick nicely.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Donnelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakamoto.
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
Donnelly cracks Sakamoto with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donnelly.
Sakamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sakamoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donnelly manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been informed that Sakamoto 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.
Donnelly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakamoto on the side of the head.
Sakamoto thuds a left hand into Donnelly's body.
Sakamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sakamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto connects with a right hand. Donnelly shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Sakamoto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Donnelly sees coming a mile off.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakamoto.
Donnelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakamoto is just out of range.
Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakamoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donnelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakamoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands the left hand.
Sakamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakamoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakamoto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Donnelly defends it well.
Sakamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakamoto misses with a straight right.
Sakamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Sakamoto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donnelly.
Nice body kick from Sakamoto.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Sakamoto ducked under it nicely.
Sakamoto throws a big counter head kick but Donnelly avoids it with no problem.
Donnelly avoids a kick to the body.
Donnelly looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Sakamoto moves his leg out of the way.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot
and Donnelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donnelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Sakamoto's legs.
A jab from Sakamoto misses.
Donnelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sakamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly defending well as Sakamoto loads up on a big left hand.
Donnelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakamoto's head backwards.
Donnelly tries to score with a low kick but Sakamoto moves his leg out of the way.
Sakamoto tries to clinch but Donnelly moves away
letting Donnelly counter with a right hand.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Donnelly.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Sakamoto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donnelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly is looking to counter the offense by Sakamoto and move into the clinch.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut
and Donnelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamoto avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donnelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakamoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sakamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakamoto throwing shots but Donnelly is blocking nicely.
Donnelly is looking to control Sakamoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donnelly avoid being mounted?
Sakamoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donnelly's head.
Sakamoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donnelly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakamoto lands a nice short elbow.
Sakamoto trying to control the action but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
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 Liam Donnelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakamoto misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donnelly.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Donnelly throwing a counter right hand but Sakamoto manages to avoid it.
Sakamoto throws a looping overhand right but Donnelly ducks down to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donnelly 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 Sakamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakamoto, right into the meat.
Donnelly tries to clinch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Donnelly.
Sakamoto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Sakamoto is predictable there
and Donnelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sakamoto throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donnelly under the eye.
The crowd cheers as Donnelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Liam Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto misses with a body kick.
Donnelly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good work by Sakamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Sakamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sakamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Sakamoto lands the left hand.
Donnelly throws a hook but Sakamoto avoids it easily.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Donnelly misses the target.
Sakamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donnelly.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakamoto throws a solid leg kick but Donnelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sakamoto.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Sakamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Donnelly connects with a single shot there.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Donnelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sakamoto will feel that in the morning.
Donnelly takes a swing at Sakamoto's ribcage but misses.
Sakamoto tries to counter with a clinch but Donnelly shakes him off and moves away.
Donnelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Donnelly.
Sakamoto lands a really nice looking cross but Donnelly seems unphased.
Sakamoto blocks a leg kick.
Sakamoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donnelly's head.
Donnelly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donnelly takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sakamoto avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Sakamoto throws a hook but Donnelly avoids it easily.
Donnelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sakamoto works Donnelly's body with a nice hook.
Donnelly needs to keep his hands up - Sakamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Donnelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sakamoto looks to land a right hand but Donnelly moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
It appears Donnelly was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sakamoto misses with an uppercut
and Donnelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakamoto throws the kick towards the body but Donnelly avoids it.
Sakamoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Sakamoto.
Donnelly misses with a body shot.
Donnelly connects with a crisp jab.
Sakamoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakamoto.
Donnelly slips a jab and a cross from Sakamoto.
Donnelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Donnelly throws a series of punches but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Sakamoto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Donnelly takes a swing at Sakamoto's ribcage but misses.
Sakamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sakamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donnelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sakamoto's hands.
Sakamoto lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamoto throws a leg kick
enabling Donnelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sakamoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donnelly connects with a right hand. Sakamoto shakes it off.
Donnelly tries to clinch up.
Sakamoto throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donnelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sakamoto tried to score with a low kick but Donnelly checks it.
Sakamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donnelly throws a front kick aimed at Sakamoto's knee but Sakamoto avoids it well.
It seemed like Sakamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donnelly is looking to chop away at Sakamoto's legs.
Sakamoto misses with a leg kick
enabling Donnelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakamoto takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakamoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiroshimo Sakamoto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hiroshimo Sakamoto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Donnelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakamoto momentarily.
Sakamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Donnelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Sakamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donnelly misses with a looping right.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Donnelly rushes Sakamoto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Liam Donnelly has been cut.
Sakamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sakamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto pushes Donnelly back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Sakamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakamoto taking a breather.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Sakamoto controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sakamoto.
A short uppercut from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakamoto.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands a body punch.
Sakamoto tries a body shot but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly effectively controlling the action here.
Donnelly takes a shot to the head.
Sakamoto blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Donnelly.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakamoto's elbow.
Sakamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Donnelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sakamoto lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sakamoto.
Donnelly prevents a body shot from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakamoto tries to stall but Donnelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donnelly scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Sakamoto.
Donnelly presses Sakamoto against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donnelly throws a head punch that misses.
Sakamoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto stalls.
Sakamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakamoto controls his hands.
Sakamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Sakamoto lands with a left to the head.
Donnelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Sakamoto blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
Sakamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakamoto backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
Donnelly working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Donnelly fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Donnelly as Sakamoto tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiroshimo Sakamoto.
I think Sakamoto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Donnelly!
After winning the bout, Liam Donnelly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Tandelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jong Un Kim has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marat Tandelov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tandelov misses with a straight right.
Kim lands a nice looking body shot.
Tandelov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tandelov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim misses with the combination.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tandelov.
Nice uppercut there from Tandelov.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tandelov. That did some damage!
Kim walks into a stiff left hand from Tandelov.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tandelov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tandelov misses with an uppercut.
Tandelov throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tandelov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandelov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Tandelov misses.
Tandelov takes one on the button.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Tandelov checks it.
A swing and a miss from Tandelov.
Tandelov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kim makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tandelov really felt that one!
Kim slips under a jab from Tandelov.
Kim throws a body kick that misses.
Tandelov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tandelov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim tries to work over Tandelov's front leg with a kick but Tandelov checks it.
Good shot there by Kim.
Tandelov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kim pinned against the ropes. Kim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A quick step to the side and Kim tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Marat Tandelov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tandelov connects with a right hand. Kim shakes it off.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tandelov.
Tandelov missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Tandelov shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Tandelov manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tandelov misses its intended target.
Kim lands a jab.
Kim looks for the body kick but Tandelov saw that one coming.
Tandelov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tandelov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tandelov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Tandelov is thwarting Kim's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Tandelov. Oh but Kim has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Tandelov goes limp - he's gone! Kim jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jong Un Kim!
Jong Un Kim retains his bantamweight title!
Jong Un Kim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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