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Imperial: Superfight series 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juntusen Viljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juntusen Viljo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Viljo.
Viljo lands a nice shot that snaps Alves's head back.
Viljo throws a poor cross that misses
and Alves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alves staying out of range there.
Viljo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Alves drives through and clinches with Viljo against the ropes.
Viljo tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Viljo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the ropes.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Viljo avoids it by throwing Alves back against the ropes.
Viljo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viljo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves misses with an elbow strike.
Viljo can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
Viljo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viljo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves prevents a body shot from Viljo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Viljo.
Alves prevents a body shot from Viljo.
Viljo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Alves has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Alves misses with some punches.
Viljo is working Alves over against the ropes.
Viljo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viljo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viljo misses with a body punch.
Viljo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Viljo.
Viljo tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Viljo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Viljo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viljo tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viljo misses with a punch to the body.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Viljo shrugs off.
Viljo is leaning against Alves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljo tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Viljo back against the ropes.
Alves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Viljo.
Viljo misses with a punch to the body.
Viljo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viljo struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
Alves prevents a body shot from Viljo.
Viljo struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Viljo lands a shot to the body.
Viljo misses with a punch to the body.
Viljo is working Alves over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viljo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viljo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Viljo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viljo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Viljo misses with a punch to the body.
Viljo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljo tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viljo avoids it.
Viljo struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Viljo is working Alves over against the ropes.
Viljo misses with a punch to the body.
Viljo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viljo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viljo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Alves.
Viljo misses with a body punch.
Viljo misses with a punch to the body.
Viljo tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Viljo back against the ropes.
Viljo tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Viljo back against the ropes.
Viljo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viljo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Viljo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viljo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljo struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Alves prevents a body shot from Viljo.
Nice body punch from Viljo - that landed with a thud.
Alves blocks a body shot from Viljo.
Viljo tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Viljo back against the ropes.
Viljo misses with a punch to the body.
Viljo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Viljo.
Viljo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viljo is working Alves over against the ropes.
Viljo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves blocks a body shot from Viljo.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viljo's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Viljo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves prevents a body shot from Viljo.
Viljo tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juntusen Viljo 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.
Viljo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alves moves away from the strike by Viljo.
Alves throws a big counter combination but Viljo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Viljo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Viljo lands a head shot.
Viljo sends Alves crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Viljo is motioning to the referee to let Alves up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Alves is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viljo throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Alves half committed to a counter leg kick.
Viljo throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Viljo drops Alves with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alves looks back up at him and smiles so Viljo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viljo cracks Alves with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juntusen Viljo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksandr Usyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carrera Villamora is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Usyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carrera Villamora!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Villamora throws a jab when Usyk was well out of range.
Usyk tries to clinch up but Villamora circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Villamora cracks Usyk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Usyk drops Villamora with a right and a left! Usyk comes rushing in but Villamora regains his composure and manages to keep Usyk in guard.
It looks like Carrera Villamora has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usyk wants to stand but Villamora has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Usyk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Villamora looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Usyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Villamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villamora is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usyk tries to stand but Villamora is controlling from the bottom.
Villamora pulls Usyk in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Usyk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Villamora misses with a low kick.
Usyk lands a really nice looking cross but Villamora seems unphased.
Villamora misses with a head kick.
Villamora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Villamora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Usyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Villamora.
Usyk scores with a nice right hand.
Usyk wants to clinch
and Villamora counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usyk rushes Villamora and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Villamora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Usyk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Usyk wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Usyk.
That has opened up Carrera Villamora's cut even more.
Usyk misses with an elbow strike.
Villamora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Villamora is working Usyk over against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Villamora blocks the elbow strike.
Usyk gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Villamora is trying to stall.
Usyk misses with an elbow strike.
Villamora stalling in the clinch but Usyk improves position.
Usyk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Usyk misses with an elbow strike.
Villamora avoids a wild elbow strike from Usyk.
Villamora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usyk tries to clinch but Villamora moves away
and Villamora counters with a nice kick to the body.
Usyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Villamora circles away.
Villamora let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Villamora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Usyk avoids the head kick by Villamora.
Villamora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Usyk throws the left hand but Villamora avoids the punch easily.
Usyk connects with the punch.
Usyk misses with a combination
and Villamora counters with a low kick, right behind Usyk 's knee.
Usyk is breathing heavily.
A jab from Villamora misses.
Usyk tries to clinch but Villamora is having none of it.
Villamora swings for the body but Usyk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villamora changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Villamora lands a lovely overhand right.
Usyk is looking to clinch but Villamora is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usyk lands a jab to the nose.
Villamora gets tackled into the ropes by Usyk. Usyk maintains the clinch.
Villamora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Villamora lands a nice shot to the body.
Usyk lands a body punch.
Usyk misses with an elbow strike.
Usyk breaks from the clinch.
Usyk connects with a looping right hand.
The cut above Carrera Villamora's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Villamora.
Villamora misses with a low kick.
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 Oleksandr Usyk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carrera Villamora's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Usyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Villamora counters with a good low kick that Usyk was not able to check.
Villamora works the jab nicely.
Usyk clinches.
Villamora avoids the elbow strike from Usyk, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Villamora.
Villamora takes an elbow to the temple.
Usyk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Villamora misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villamora dodges an elbow strike from Usyk.
Usyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Villamora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villamora avoids the elbow strike from Usyk, against the ropes.
Villamora looking to slow down the pace here.
Usyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Villamora misses with a punch to the body.
Usyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Villamora tries a body shot but Usyk blocks it.
Villamora blocks an elbow strike from Usyk.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Usyk as Villamora tries to tie him up.
Usyk tries a knee to the head but Villamora blocks it.
Villamora scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Villamora stalling in the clinch but Usyk improves position.
Usyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Villamora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Villamora. Those never looked like landing.
Villamora swats away the attempt to clinch by Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villamora. Usyk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Usyk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usyk misses with a combination
enabling Villamora to counter with a crisp jab.
Villamora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Usyk. Those never looked like landing.
Usyk lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usyk blocks a head kick by Villamora.
Usyk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Villamora throws a body shot but no joy.
Usyk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Villamora avoids it.
Usyk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Usyk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by Villamora as he checks the leg kick.
Oleksandr Usyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usyk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora looking to stall.
Villamora dodges an elbow strike from Usyk.
Villamora can't find room to land a body shot as Usyk controls the action.
Villamora misses with a body punch.
Villamora misses with a body punch.
Villamora throws a head punch that misses.
Villamora tries a body shot but Usyk blocks it.
Villamora tries a body shot but Usyk blocks it.
Villamora misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Villamora.
A shot in the inside from Usyk.
Usyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Villamora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villamora scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villamora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Villamora takes one on the button.
Oleksandr Usyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villamora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Usyk wants to stay close but Villamora steps back to make room for something. Usyk seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Villamora and Usyk drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carrera Villamora!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carrera Villamora waved his t-shirt featuring VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen has chosen Cow herd - Fields as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rauno Tynkkynen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clattenburg.
A cross from Tynkkynen lands.
The fighters circling - Clattenburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tynkkynen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tynkkynen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Tynkkynen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tynkkynen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clattenburg manages to avoid it.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Clattenburg.
It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Clattenburg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clattenburg closes the distance and clinches.
Clattenburg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clattenburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clattenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clattenburg works on Tynkkynen's body with a couple of short punches.
Clattenburg tries to work over Tynkkynen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tynkkynen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clattenburg is defending well for now.
Clattenburg has Tynkkynen pressed against the ropes, preventing Tynkkynen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clattenburg tries to throw a body punch but Tynkkynen avoids it by throwing Clattenburg back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Clattenburg.
Tynkkynen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
A nice left hand lands by Clattenburg.
Nice body punch from Clattenburg.
Tynkkynen has a couple of punches blocked by Clattenburg.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
Clattenburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tynkkynen backwards.
Tynkkynen has Clattenburg pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Clattenburg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tynkkynen blocking some punches.
Clattenburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clattenburg presses Tynkkynen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Clattenburg breaks from the clinch.
Clattenburg misses with an uppercut
and Tynkkynen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clattenburg has Tynkkynen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tynkkynen stalling in the clinch but Clattenburg improves position.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but Tynkkynen blocks it.
Clattenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clattenburg moves into the clinch successfully.
Clattenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clattenburg works on Tynkkynen's body with a couple of short punches.
Clattenburg blocks a body shot from Tynkkynen.
Clattenburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tynkkynen backwards.
Tynkkynen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clattenburg scores with a shot to the side of Tynkkynen's head.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
Tynkkynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clattenburg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tynkkynen backwards.
Clattenburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clattenburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tynkkynen throws a punch but it's blocked by Clattenburg.
Tynkkynen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clattenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tynkkynen's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
Tynkkynen lands with a light punch inside.
Tynkkynen lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
A short right from Clattenburg on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Clattenburg fails to land.
Clattenburg gets through Tynkkynen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen trying to control the position but instead, Clattenburg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tynkkynen into the ropes.
Clattenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tynkkynen wants a takedown but no success here.
Clattenburg lands a shoulder strike.
Clattenburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tynkkynen lands a right hand.
Clattenburg blocks an elbow strike from Tynkkynen.
Clattenburg lands with a right to the head.
That has opened up Rauno Tynkkynen's cut even more.
I was talking to Clattenburg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Clattenburg to keep the fight standing.
Johny Clattenburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
A shot in the inside from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg scores with a hook to the body.
Clattenburg lands a nice uppercut.
Clattenburg lands with a right to the head.
Tynkkynen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tynkkynen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Tynkkynen.
Clattenburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clattenburg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clattenburg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tynkkynen or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clattenburg.
Clattenburg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clattenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clattenburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clattenburg.
Tynkkynen is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Clattenburg can't fight it off and eventually Tynkkynen manages to take the fight to the floor. Clattenburg looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clattenburg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tynkkynen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clattenburg is pulling down on Tynkkynen's head. It's preventing any offense from Tynkkynen, at least for the moment.
Clattenburg continues to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tynkkynen trying to control the position from guard on top but Clattenburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Clattenburg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tynkkynen misses with a straight left.
Clattenburg drives through and clinches with Tynkkynen against the ropes.
Clattenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clattenburg closes the distance and clinches.
Tynkkynen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clattenburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clattenburg avoiding damage as Tynkkynen throws knees to the body.
Clattenburg throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Tynkkynen to work.
Clattenburg lands a nice uppercut.
Tynkkynen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clattenburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clattenburg lands a jab to the nose.
Clattenburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clattenburg misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Tynkkynen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen stalks Clattenburg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clattenburg's face. Clattenburg staggers backwards, shaken.
Tynkkynen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Clattenburg.
Clattenburg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tynkkynen. That did some damage!
Clattenburg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clattenburg counters with a crisp one two that drops Tynkkynen! Clattenburg thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tynkkynen to his feet! Tynkkynen is in big trouble!
Tynkkynen is rocked!
Clattenburg ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Tynkkynen's jaw. Tynkkynen's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Clattenburg does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johny Clattenburg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Pondingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji Lu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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278 lbs
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269 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Pondingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pondingham misses with the combination.
And Lu responds with a good body kick, but Pondingham manages to step out the way in time.
Pondingham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Douglas Pondingham has been cut.
Lu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Ji Lu has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lu has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pondingham missing with a left hand there. Lu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Pondingham misses.
Lu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lu lands a front kick.
Pondingham swings widly with a right hand
and Lu counters with a nice uppercut.
Pondingham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pondingham scores with a decent looking hook.
Pondingham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lu steps into range and cracks Pondingham with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Pondingham flops backwards and Lu dives into his guard looking to finish!
Pondingham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lu distracts Pondingham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pondingham is rocked!
Lu postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Pondingham covers up, he's hurt! Lu keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lu and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lu can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ji Lu!
A very excited looking Ji Lu 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Whiteside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anna Velvet (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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148 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anna Velvet!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velvet misses with a kick to the body.
Velvet throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Velvet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whiteside.
Velvet missing with a left hand there. Whiteside was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whiteside on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Velvet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whiteside on the side of the head.
Velvet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Velvet catches Whiteside with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velvet tries to land a front kick but Whiteside steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whiteside chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velvet can pounce on him.
Whiteside shoots in but no luck this time.
Velvet tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet misses with a head kick.
Velvet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whiteside tries to counter with a takedown but Velvet is quick to defend against it.
Anna Velvet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velvet throws a leg kick but Whiteside checks it.
Velvet tries to score with a low kick but Whiteside moves his leg out of the way.
Whiteside swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whiteside throws a jab when Velvet was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velvet, right into the meat.
Velvet throws a leg kick but Whiteside sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whiteside takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Velvet clinches up against the ropes.
Velvet tries a body shot but Whiteside blocks it.
Whiteside wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Whiteside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whiteside has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Velvet after a bit of a struggle.
Whiteside has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whiteside misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velvet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whiteside's elbow.
Velvet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whiteside closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whiteside misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whiteside gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Whiteside, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anna Velvet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiteside moves in looking to clinch but Velvet pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velvet clinches up with Whiteside and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Velvet.
Velvet tries a body shot but Whiteside blocks it.
Velvet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velvet is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Velvet has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whiteside is trying to force a seperation but Velvet has the dominant position.
Velvet can't find room to land a body shot as Whiteside controls the action.
Whiteside is working for takedown but Velvet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Whiteside gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Whiteside throwing strikes from guard but Velvet blocks nicely.
We've been hearing that Whiteside has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Whiteside throws an elbow that misses. Velvet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whiteside's guard. Nice move by Velvet!
Velvet won't allow Whiteside to get back to his feet.
Whiteside throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Velvet has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Whiteside is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velvet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Velvet wanted to stand there but Whiteside had control of the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whiteside wants to stand but Velvet is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Velvet scores with a nice right hand.
Whiteside needs to keep his hands up - Velvet had a free shot at his head there.
Velvet is looking to score with low kicks.
Whiteside fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anna Velvet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Velvet throws a body kick that misses.
Whiteside looks to land a combination but Velvet avoids it well.
Velvet lands a slapping body shot.
Velvet lands the left hand.
Whiteside moves out of range of the body kick.
Whiteside feinted with a counter takedown.
Velvet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Velvet slips under a jab.
Velvet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whiteside.
Velvet feints and then cracks Whiteside's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whiteside down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Velvet, right into the meat.
Whiteside misses with a two punch combination.
Velvet has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Whiteside staying out of range there.
Velvet feints and then cracks Whiteside's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whiteside down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velvet.
Whiteside on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Velvet. Velvet obviously looking to wear him down.
Whiteside tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whiteside is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Velvet thumps Whiteside with a low kick.
Velvet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whiteside checks a low kick from Velvet.
Whiteside takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Velvet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velvet connects with a leg kick. Whiteside looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Velvet lands the left hand.
Whiteside goes for a double leg but Velvet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Velvet continues to drive forward.
Whiteside shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiteside prevents Velvet from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside landing some decent shots from guard.
Whiteside with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whiteside throws a strike but Velvet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whiteside looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whiteside working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Velvet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Velvet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Velvet preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Velvet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Velvet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Velvet wanted to stand there but Whiteside had control of the position.
Whiteside looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiteside, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whiteside 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.
Velvet gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Velvet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Velvet.
Whiteside is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velvet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whiteside.
Whiteside misses with a takedown
and Velvet counters with a straight right hand.
Velvet throws a head kick that misses.
Velvet lands a jab.
Whiteside tries to score a power double leg takedown but Velvet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whiteside somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Whiteside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velvet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anna Velvet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Velvet lands a leg kick that knocks Whiteside off balance momentarily.
Velvet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whiteside attempts a counter takedown but Velvet avoids it well and moves away.
Whiteside misses with a body shot
and Velvet counters with a right hand to the body.
Whiteside misses with a jab to the body
letting Velvet counter with a right hand.
Velvet lands a jab-cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Velvet.
Velvet connects with a leg kick. Whiteside looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whiteside changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Velvet tries to avoid it but Whiteside manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Velvet to the ground. Velvet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Whiteside changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Velvet tries to avoid it but Whiteside manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Velvet to the ground. Velvet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Whiteside.
Velvet looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiteside is just out of range.
Anna Velvet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whiteside misses with a takedown
and Velvet counters with a good low kick that Whiteside was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Whiteside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velvet tries to land a leg kick but Whiteside saw it coming and moves away.
Velvet is looking to slow Whiteside down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Velvet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Velvet. That's going to slow Whiteside down.
Velvet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Velvet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whiteside takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whiteside fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Velvet to the ground. Whiteside is now in Velvet's guard.
Whiteside controlling from the top position.
Velvet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnny Whiteside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside trying to control but Velvet is working from the bottom.
Velvet managing to control the position.
Whiteside wants to control from the top but Velvet keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velvet is trying to control the position but Whiteside postures up.
Whiteside wants to control from the top but Velvet keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whiteside shoots in for a double leg but Velvet sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Velvet connects with a right hand. Whiteside shakes it off.
No joy there for Whiteside, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whiteside takes one to the chin there.
Velvet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Velvet scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velvet.
Anna Velvet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Velvet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Velvet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside walks into a stiff left hand from Velvet.
Velvet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velvet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Velvet.
Velvet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whiteside looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Velvet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Whiteside misses.
Velvet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Velvet throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anna Velvet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Velvet 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anna Velvet!
Anna Velvet decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiku Maneno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
177 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chiku Maneno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maneno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro lands a nice shot that snaps Maneno's head back.
Maneno with a nice cross.
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
Pedro with the counter takedown but Maneno avoids it easily.
Pedro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maneno.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Pedro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maneno.
Maneno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pedro misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Maneno.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maneno digs a good hook to Pedro's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno looks to land a left hand but Pedro moved out of range nicely.
Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Pedro.
A slow jab from Pedro misses its intended target.
Maneno was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maneno lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro thows a leg kick but Maneno checks it
and Maneno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maneno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maneno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pedro.
It looked like Maneno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pedro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maneno counters with a left to the body.
Pedro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pedro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Pedro slams his shin into Maneno's torso.
Maneno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedro can pounce on him.
Maneno misses the shot to the body.
Maneno is looking to wear down Pedro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch but Pedro keeps him there for the moment.
Pedro scores with a hook to the body.
Pedro keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maneno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Pedro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maneno wants to get up but he can't break Pedro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro managing to control the position.
Pedro wants to sweep but no luck.
Pedro trying to control the position here.
Pedro looking for a sweep. Not yet Pedro, not yet.
Maneno trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pedro's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maneno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedro moves away.
Maneno takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Pedro looks for the body kick but Maneno saw that one coming.
Pedro misses with a takedown
enabling Maneno to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maneno throws an off balance right hand
and Pedro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maneno's knee momentarily.
Pedro moves in looking to clinch but Maneno pushes him off.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pedro! But no joy.
Maneno scores with the left hand. Pedro knows he should have avoided that one.
Pedro forces Maneno back against the ropes and clinches.
Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro manages to pull guard.
Maneno is looking to stand up but Pedro won't let him.
Pedro pulls Maneno in close to prevent any damage.
Maneno wants to get up but he can't break Pedro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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 Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maneno blocks a low kick nicely.
Maneno misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maneno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maneno throws a shot to the body.
Maneno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chiku Maneno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maneno takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Maneno. Beautiful body shot.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Pedro moves forwards but Maneno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro lands a front kick.
A jab from Pedro finds it's way through Maneno's defenses.
Maneno sizes up Pedro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maneno circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Maneno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maneno darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maneno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pedro connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedro ducks under a wild hook from Maneno.
Pedro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pedro cracks Maneno with a good jab.
Pedro clinches with his opponent.
Maneno blocks an uppercut.
Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedro lands with a light punch inside.
Pedro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maneno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pedro can turn it around.
Maneno manages to break the clinch.
Maneno loads up on a big right hand but Pedro slips the punch.
Pedro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pedro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Maneno on his heels. He'll look to pass Maneno's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Pedro looking to pass the guard.
Maneno has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Pedro has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Maneno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maneno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maneno tries to break free but Pedro pushes him back against the ropes.
Maneno can't break the clinch.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Pedro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maneno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maneno throws a shot from downtown. Pedro moves away and avoids it.
Maneno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Maneno misses the target.
Pedro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maneno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pedro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maneno. Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maneno.
Maneno jabs at Pedro's body.
Pedro misses with a kick to the body
and Maneno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maneno scores with a sloppy right hand. Pedro should have avoided that one.
Maneno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedro was well out of range. Poor timing from Maneno.
Pedro looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pedro prevents Maneno from standing back up.
Maneno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pedro on the ground.
Pedro thows a huge punch but Maneno dodges it nicely.
Maneno is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pedro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maneno is not content to let Pedro control the position.
Maneno is trying to stand up here but Pedro is controlling him well.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maneno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maneno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pedro.
Pedro scores with a sloppy right hand. Maneno should have avoided that one.
Pedro misses with a takedown attempt - Maneno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pedro, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maneno cracks a nice hook into Pedro's ribs.
Pedro tries to work over Maneno's front leg with a kick but Maneno checks it.
Maneno throwing a counter right hand but Pedro manages to avoid it.
Pedro walks into a stiff left hand from Maneno.
Maneno misses with a wild body shot.
Pedro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maneno blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chiku Maneno will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Maneno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Pedro tenderised Maneno's leg. Maneno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pedro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pedro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maneno is trying to push Pedro away but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pedro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pedro pushes Maneno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maneno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maneno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pedro lands a hook that snaps the head of Maneno backwards.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
Maneno wants to break free but Pedro has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Maneno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pedro misses with a body punch.
Maneno wants to get back to striking at distance but Pedro won't allow it.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro misses with a punch to the body.
Maneno can't break the clinch.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes.
Pedro lands with a left to the head.
Pedro tries to work over Maneno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maneno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maneno is trying to force a seperation but Pedro has the dominant position.
Pedro pushes Maneno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maneno working hard to break the clinch.
Maneno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maneno is trying to break the clinch but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes.
Pedro has Maneno pressed against the ropes, preventing Maneno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pedro pushes Maneno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pedro fails to land.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Pedro lands with a short shot to the head.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George Pedro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pedro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maneno's efforts to push away.
George Pedro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maneno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maneno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maneno takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pedro cracks the inside of Maneno's front leg.
Pedro swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pedro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maneno has time to react.
Pedro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maneno throws a lazy right hand but Pedro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pedro throws a counter combo.
Maneno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maneno lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Pedro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pedro.
Jab, jab by Maneno - just one landing.
Maneno tries to keep at a distance but Pedro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Pedro keeps control of Maneno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pedro lands an uppercut.
Maneno breaks the clinch.
Maneno cracks Pedro with a good jab.
Maneno takes a swing at Pedro's ribcage but misses.
Pedro misses with a looping left.
A jab from Maneno does it's job there.
A solid body kick from Pedro.
Maneno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedro rushes Maneno and presses him up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maneno is trying to break free.
Maneno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pedro has him pressed against the ropes.
Pedro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pedro lands a left hand.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Maneno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maneno tries to circle away but Pedro has him pinned against the ropes.
Pedro goes for a takedown attempt but Maneno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maneno scores with a hook.
Maneno misses with a body shot.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pedro cracks Maneno with an open hand slap.
Maneno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pedro misses with a head kick.
Pedro closes the distance and clinches.
Maneno tries to circle away but Pedro has him pinned against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Pedro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maneno 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chiku Maneno!
A victorious Chiku Maneno thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T.I.A - K'NAAN. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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24
220 lbs
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24
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nirvi throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Baker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Nirvi tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nirvi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Nirvi.
Baker throws a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Nirvi.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nirvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nirvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nirvi moves out of range as Baker throws a body kick.
Nirvi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nirvi. That's going to slow Baker down.
Baker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nirvi dives in for a single leg takedown but Baker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nirvi moves away.
Nirvi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
Nirvi tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Nirvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
A quick step to the side and Baker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nirvi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nirvi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nirvi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baker working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Nirvi fails to land.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nirvi has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Nirvi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nirvis head.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Nirvi.
Nirvi throws a head punch that misses.
Baker is leaning against Nirvi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nirvi lands a nice uppercut.
Baker blocking some punches.
Baker dodges an elbow strike from Nirvi.
Nirvi scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Baker misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi misses with a body punch.
Nirvi misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Baker.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Nirvi.
Nirvi tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
Nirvi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baker misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker tries a body shot but Nirvi blocks it.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Nirvi.
Baker cracks Nirvi with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Nirvi scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nirvi's elbow.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nirvis head.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Nirvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker is working Nirvi over against the ropes.
Baker blocks a body shot from Nirvi.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Nirvi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baker stuffs the takedown attempt from Nirvi. Nirvi gets slowly back to his feet.
Baker throws a shot to the body.
Nirvi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nirvi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baker keeps working.
Baker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker wants to get back to his feet but Nirvi drags him back down.
Nirvi tries to advance to mount but Baker denies him.
Baker is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nirvi.
Nirvi trying to control the position but Baker is working away.
Baker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nirvi.
Nirvi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Baker tries to improve position but can't.
Nirvi has knee on belly momentarily but Baker bucks him off and regains half guard.
Nirvi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi prevents Baker from getting the reversal.
Nirvi looking to control but Baker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nirvi is landing with some decent strikes but Baker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baker is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Baker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nirvi looking to control but Baker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nirvi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Baker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Baker!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker looking to pass the guard.
Nirvi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nirvi looking to control.
Baker trying to control the position from guard on top but Nirvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nirvi working a defensive guard but Baker manages to pass into side control anyway.
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.
Nirvi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nirvi trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Baker wants to stand up but Nirvi is controlling the position.
Nirvi tries to roll over but Baker keeps him under control.
Nirvi gets full guard.
Nirvi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nirvi keeping full guard, as Baker tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nirvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baker scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Nirvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. 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.
Baker leaves Nirvi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nirvi moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nirvi. That one must have hurt.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Nirvi misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker pushes Nirvi away with a front kick.
Nirvi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nirvi.
Jab by Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker staying out of range there.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Nirvi is just out of range.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nirvi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Baker scores with a hook to the body.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nirvi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Nirvi controls his hands.
Nirvi tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Nirvi back against the ropes.
Humphrey Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nirvis head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Nirvi.
Nirvi throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Humphrey Baker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
Nirvi scores with a shoulder strike.
Baker working aggressively here.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Nirvi digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nirvi tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker prevents a body shot from Nirvi.
Nirvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nirvi misses with a knee to the head.
Nirvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi throws a head punch that misses.
Nirvi is working Baker over against the ropes.
Nirvi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nirvi blocks an uppercut.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nirvi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nirvi lands a shoulder strike.
Nirvi gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker tries to work over Nirvi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Nirvi.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker prevents a body shot from Nirvi.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Nirvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nirvi missing with knees to the body.
Nirvi misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Baker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Nirvi.
Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niko Nirvi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baker cracks Nirvi with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temudjin Khaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Still has chosen Krayzie Bone - Silent Warrior as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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183 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temudjin Khaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dre Still!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaan misses with a low kick as Still jumps back.
Khaan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Still.
Still dives in and grabs Khaan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khaan pushes down on Still's head and hops out.
Still throws a jab but it's blocked by Khaan.
Dre Still seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Still takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khaan. Still does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Still tries to counter it with a takedown but Khaan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've been told by Khaan's head coaches at Sun Tzu's Art of War that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khaan misses with a wild body shot.
Still avoids the head kick by Khaan.
Khaan wants to land a leg kick but Still is out of range.
Khaan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Still comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khaan tries to score with a low kick but Still moves his leg out of the way.
Khaan thuds his shin into the meat of Still's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khaan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Still crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khaan - the referee stops the clock and Still gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khaan. Still manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A bone on bone clash there as Still blocks the leg kick.
Temudjin Khaan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khaan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Still.
Khaan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Still changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice shot by Still.
Khaan thows a leg kick but Still checks it
so Still counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.
Still tries to free his leg and advance position but Khaan is retaining full guard.
Khaan has his hands on Still's head, controlling the position.
Still trying to control the position from guard on top but Khaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khaan has his hands on Still's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan 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.
Still postures up and lands a big shot to Khaan's brow.
Khaan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Still trying to control but Khaan is working from the bottom.
Khaan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Still trying to control the position from guard on top but Khaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khaan is trying to keep Still in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan pulls Still in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Still engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Still takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Still listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Still shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khaan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Still lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khaan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Khaan throws an overhand right that lands on Still's shoulder, as Still tries to avoid the shot.
Still looks for the body kick but Khaan saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still throws out a loose jab but Khaan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khaan throws a low kick but Still avoids it.
Khaan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khaan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khaan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Still drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khaan defends it well.
Khaan gets caught flat footed, as Still shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khaan trying to keep a closed guard but Still is proving a slippery customer.
Khaan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Still is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Still wants to pass the guard but Khaan is keeping the position.
Still lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Still trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dre Still will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khaan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Still, as that shot connected.
Still bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khaan's head backwards.
A jab from Khaan finds it's way through Still's defenses.
Khaan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khaan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khaan misses with a body kick.
Still takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Still looks for a takedown but Khaan sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaan slips a straight right by Still.
An inside leg kick from Khaan misses.
Khaan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khaan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan misses with a double jab
and Still counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khaan!
Khaan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Still.
Khaan wants to control but Still postures up.
Still working the head with strikes.
Still scoring with punches from side control.
Still trying to control the position but Khaan is working away.
Khaan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Khaan is pressing down on Still's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khaan pulls Still in close to prevent any damage.
Khaan continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Still trying to control the position from guard on top but Khaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khaan managing to control the position.
Still working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khaan keeping full guard, as Still tries to pass.
Khaan working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khaan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khaan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Still defending well as Khaan loads up on a big left hand.
Still checks a leg kick.
Khaan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khaan. Still does a little dance to reset his feet.
Still drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khaan defends it well.
Khaan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khaan jabs at Still's body.
Decent striking displayed by Khaan there.
Still misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khaan moves away.
Khaan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Still looks to throw the jab but Khaan is out of range.
Khaan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Khaan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab, jab by Still - just one landing.
Khaan lands a body shot.
Still scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khaan in his tracks.
Still misses with a takedown attempt
and Khaan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khaan tries to land a front kick but Still steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Still lands a slapping body shot.
Khaan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Still is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Still misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khaan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dre Still will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Still blocks the low kick.
Khaan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Still is looking to slow Khaan down with leg kicks.
Still uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khaan has time to react.
Temudjin Khaan is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Khaan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Still doesn't seem phased though.
Khaan swings for the body but Still moves out of range.
Still feints the counter takedown.
Still connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khaan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Still was well out of range. Poor timing from Khaan.
Still connects with a crisp jab.
Still takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Still moves away.
Still is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Still checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Still stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khaan.
Still thuds his right hand into Khaan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Still throws a body punch but Khaan moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Still.
Nice uppercut there from Still.
Still bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khaan's head.
Khaan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Still darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Still scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Still keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Temudjin Khaan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Khaan - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still swings widly with a right hand
and Khaan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Still checks a low kick from Khaan.
Khaan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khaan looks to land a left hand but Still moved out of range nicely.
Still misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khaan.
Khaan throws a body punch but Still moves out of range.
Khaan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khaan slips under a jab.
Khaan moves out of range of the strikes.
Still lands a head shot.
Khaan jabs at Still's body.
Khaan misses with a right hand
and Still counters with a shoot takedown. Khaan fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still postures up.
Khaan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khaan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khaan keeping moving, preventing Still from controlling successfully.
Khaan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Still throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khaan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khaan seems keen to control Still's posture.
Khaan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khaan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khaan walks into a stiff left hand from Still.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khaan. That's going to slow Still down.
Khaan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khaan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Still doesn't seem bothered though.
Still fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khaan.
Khaan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Still.
Khaan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Still was well out of range. Poor timing from Khaan.
Khaan throws a body kick that misses
and Still decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khaan's guard.
Still trying to control but Khaan is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Still comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Still 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dre Still!
A very excited looking Dre Still rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness has chosen The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Attila throws a right hand that misses
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
McGuiness scores with a jab.
Attila looks to throw a body kick
and McGuiness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuiness scores with a body shot.
Attila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
Attila half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Attila misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A low kick from Attila is predictable there
and McGuiness counters with a crisp right hand that drops Attila! McGuiness lets Attila back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
McGuiness blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila throws a right hand that misses
and McGuiness counters with a crisp right that sends Attila to the canvas! McGuiness follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McGuiness! Liam McGuiness retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Liam McGuiness started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Johan Attila had this to say: 'Tough titel fight. Well back to the gym and prepare for my next Fight. Its ok to loose to a friend, but it still stings a bit.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma comes to the ring accompanied by Tatanka. Cider has chosen The Winner as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tappenahomma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cider misses with the combination.
Tappenahomma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cider closes the distance and clinches.
Tappenahomma avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
Cider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cider tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
I was talking to Tappenahomma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cider takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cider is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tappenahomma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tappenahomma is defending well for now.
Cider tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma tries a knee to the head but Cider blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tappenahomma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Tappenahomma avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
Cider tries to land knees in the clinch but Tappenahomma avoids the damage to the body.
Cider lands a good knee to the midsection. Tappenahomma won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma scores with a hook to the body.
Cider lands a good knee to the midsection. Tappenahomma won't want to take too many of those.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tappenahomma avoids it.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma lands with a short shot to the head.
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Tappenahomma controls the action.
Tappenahomma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cider prevents a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tappenahomma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cider prevents a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma takes a shot to the head.
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cider .
Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cider landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cider pushes Tappenahomma back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Tappenahomma.
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cider lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tappenahomma.
Cider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tappenahomma digs a right hand into Cider 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cider 's gas tank.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma looking to throw knees to the head but Cider is blocking nicely.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
Cider lands a shot to the body.
Tappenahomma being controlled against the ropes.
Cider is pushing Tappenahomma up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cider receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider blocks an elbow strike.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Cider controls his hands.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cider .
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Cider .
A right handed body shot lands from Cider .
Cider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cider lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Cider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tappenahomma avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Tappenahomma back against the ropes.
Cider tries a knee to the head but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma lands a hook that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tappenahomma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cider has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Cider .
Cider missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Cider .
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tappenahomma obliges.
Tappenahomma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Cider will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cider misses with a body shot.
Tappenahomma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tappenahomma looks to land a left hand but Cider moved out of range nicely.
Cider takes a swing at Tappenahomma's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tappenahomma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider .
Cider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tappenahomma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cider momentarily.
Cider misses the shot to the body.
Cider has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tappenahomma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cider . That's going to slow Tappenahomma down.
Nice shot lands for Cider .
Cider throws a head kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tappenahomma 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 Cider has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cider and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cider wants to counter with a clinch but Tappenahomma pushes him away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cider .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tappenahomma, as that shot connected.
Cider clinches.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
Tappenahomma 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.
Tappenahomma can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Cider throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cider blocks the elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Tappenahomma.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma lands an uppercut.
Tappenahomma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a body punch.
Tappenahomma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Tappenahomma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cider takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cider is rocked!
Cider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cider blocks the elbow strike.
Cider tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappenahomma avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
Cider looking to throw knees to the head but Tappenahomma is blocking nicely.
Tappenahomma lands a body shot.
Cider lands a body shot.
Cider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tappenahomma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cider .
Tappenahomma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Cider with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
Cider working aggressively here.
Tappenahomma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tappenahomma gets through Cider 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Cider controls his hands.
Tappenahomma misses with some punches.
Cider lands an uppercut.
Tappenahomma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tappenahomma has a couple of punches blocked by Cider .
Cider tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Cider works on Tappenahomma's body with a couple of short punches.
Cider tries to land knees in the clinch but Tappenahomma avoids the damage to the body.
Cider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cider taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Tappenahomma back against the ropes.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cider misses with the head strike.
Cider crunches a lovely knee into Tappenahomma's ribcage.
Chief Tappenahomma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cider digs a right hand into Tappenahomma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tappenahomma's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
Cider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cider .
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tappenahomma throws an elbow but misses.
Cider crunches a lovely knee into Tappenahomma's ribcage.
Cider lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tappenahomma.
Cider misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow just above Cider 's eye.
Tappenahomma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tappenahomma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tappenahomma is looking to slow Cider down with leg kicks.
Tappenahomma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cider at a distance.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tappenahomma cracks the inside of Cider 's front leg.
Tappenahomma avoids the body shot from Cider .
Cider ducks right into an uppercut from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cider fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tappenahomma misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Tappenahomma misses the target.
Cider appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tappenahomma scores with a sloppy right hand. Cider should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cider . That's going to slow Tappenahomma down.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappenahomma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cider .
Tappenahomma digs a good hook to Cider 's body.
Cider takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tappenahomma looks to clinch
and Cider counters with a thumping low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappenahomma.
Cider takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Tappenahomma misses
and Cider holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tappenahomma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tappenahomma avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappenahomma tries to land knees in the clinch but Cider avoids the damage to the body.
Cider is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tappenahomma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cider makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cider landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cider unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tappenahomma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Cider .
Tappenahomma takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cider landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tappenahomma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
Tappenahomma pushes Cider back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cider misses with a knee strike.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Tappenahomma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider cracks Tappenahomma with a nice body shot.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
Cider dodges an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Cider .
Cider tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cider on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
Cider trying to control the position but instead, Tappenahomma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cider into the ropes.
Cider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cider works on Tappenahomma's body with a couple of short punches.
Tappenahomma managing to block the knees to the body from Cider .
Tappenahomma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tappenahomma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Cider using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cider .
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 lands a shot to the body.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cider .
Tappenahomma tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Tappenahomma back against the ropes.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Cider .
Cider tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Cider really 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.
Tappenahomma looks to land a combination but Cider avoids it well.
Cider is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cider throws a looping overhand right but Tappenahomma ducks down to avoid it.
Tappenahomma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cider throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tappenahomma.
A solid body kick from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Cider with a jab.
Cider connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tappenahomma misses.
Cider tries to counter with a clinch but Tappenahomma shakes him off and moves away.
Cider throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tappenahomma. Tappenahomma obviously looking to wear him down.
Cider swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cider checks a leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tappenahomma rather than just go for the knockout.
Cider darts in and clinches Tappenahomma up against the ropes.
Tappenahomma misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cider obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tappenahomma managing to block the knees to the body from Cider .
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tappenahomma prevents a body shot from Cider .
Cider pressing his opponent against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tappenahomma throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider avoids the elbow strike from Tappenahomma, against the ropes.
Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tappenahomma fails to land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tappenahomma throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tappenahomma.
Cider scores with a shot to the side of Tappenahomma's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cider working Tappenahomma over with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tappenahomma is defending well for now.
Tappenahomma misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tappenahomma.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tappenahomma.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider tries to stall but Tappenahomma uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cider misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cider .
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
Nice body punch from Cider .
Tappenahomma tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Cider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Cider tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Cider back against the ropes.
Cider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cider dodges an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Cider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cider takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma looking to throw knees to the head but Cider is blocking nicely.
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
Tappenahomma tries a knee to the head but Cider blocks it.
A short left from Cider .
Cider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tappenahomma avoids it.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tappenahomma takes a shot to the head.
Tappenahomma can't find room to land a body shot as Cider controls the action.
Cider lands a nice knee to the body.
Tappenahomma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cider lands a body punch.
Cider lands a shot to the body.
Cider misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Justin Cider will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tappenahomma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cider .
Cider takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tappenahomma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tappenahomma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cider clinches up with Tappenahomma and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cider tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Cider presses Tappenahomma against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tappenahomma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
Cider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cider tries to land a knee to the head but Tappenahomma blocks with his arms.
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Cider tries a knee to the head but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Tappenahomma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Cider can't find room to land a body shot as Tappenahomma controls the action.
Cider missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cider is still on wobbly legs! Can Tappenahomma finish him?
Cider misses with a body punch.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tappenahomma is defending well for now.
Cider seems to have recovered his senses.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside that Cider shrugs off.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Justin Cider has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma looking to throw knees to the head but Cider is blocking nicely.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Cider .
Cider tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chief Tappenahomma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Tappenahomma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cider has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tappenahomma tries to land knees in the clinch but Cider avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tappenahomma scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tappenahomma misses with a body punch.
Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cider lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tappenahomma has a couple of punches blocked by Cider .
Cider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tappenahomma throws a head punch that misses.
Tappenahomma working aggressively here.
Cider avoids a wild elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cider blocks an elbow strike.
Tappenahomma misses with an elbow over the top.
Tappenahomma with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Cider controls his hands.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider blocks an uppercut.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cider is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Cider .
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tappenahomma's elbow.
Cider blocks a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Cider 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider avoiding damage as Tappenahomma throws knees to the body.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Tappenahomma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cider 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:47
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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