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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riza Rakija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakija has chosen Rakija as his entrance music. Adam Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Riza Rakija!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakija lands a jab-cross combination.
Rakija closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rakija.
Rakija connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evans's face.
It looks like Adam Evans has been cut.
Rakija lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Rakija lands a damaging elbow.
Rakija lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Rakija unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Evans is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rakija lands a right hand.
Evans tries for a takedown but Rakija manages to get underhooks.
Rakija working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Rakija.
Rakija lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
Rakija scores with a shoulder strike.
Rakija lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Rakija lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakija lands a nice elbow.
Rakija lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Evans is rocked!
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Rakija.
Rakija lands a big knee! That's hurt Evans! Oh, he's all over the place! Rakija lands another knee that sends Evans to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riza Rakija!
Riza Rakija seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Lou Marx has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lou Marx seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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235 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marx tries to counter with a takedown but Winchester is quick to defend against it.
Marx blocks the body kick.
Winchester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winchester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marx dodges an elbow strike from Winchester.
Winchester lands a nice uppercut.
Winchester manages to break the clinch.
Marx slips a straight right by Winchester.
Winchester keeps Marx at a distance using the push kick.
Winchester throws a low kick but Marx moves out of range easily.
Marx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Marx.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marx throws out the jab.
Marx uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winchester.
Marx scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester gets caught napping as Marx dives in and scores a takedown. Winchester manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester wants to pass the guard but Marx is defending well.
Winchester trying to control from Marx's half guard. Marx has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marx keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.
Marx looking for a sweep. Not yet Marx, not yet.
Marx controlling the position.
Winchester seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winchester accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx is trying to keep Winchester in close.
Marx is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marx not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marx throwing shots but Winchester is blocking nicely.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marx working over Winchester with some ground and pound. Winchester looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marx wants to work for an arm triangle but Winchester is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to free his trapped foot but Winchester is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marx thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winchester's head.
Marx missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marx shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Winchester felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winchester taking some punishment here, with Marx in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marx throws a strike but Winchester avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx scoring with some ground and pound.
Winchester wants to stand up but Marx is controlling him.
Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winchester has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marx keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winchester's head.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Marx dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marx shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Winchester is trying to defend but Marx finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marx passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winchester!
Marx landing strikes from the mount.
Winchester holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marx tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester regains half guard.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lou Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marx wants to work for an arm triangle but Winchester is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Marx there.
Marx passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Winchester!
Marx throwing strikes here but Winchester is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Winchester is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marx postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winchester looks a forlorn figure.
Winchester blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx cracks Winchester with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marx unloads with some shots from mount but Winchester bucks and avoids them well.
Marx pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marx has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winchester's face.
Marx thowing shots but they're missing.
Marx throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Winchester because Marx loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Marx cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Winchester blocking the ground and pound.
Winchester really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winchester wants to hold on but Marx pushes him away.
Marx 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester blocking the ground and pound.
Marx thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Winchester holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marx tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marx with a couple of short strikes.
Winchester wants to control but Marx is having none of it.
Marx thowing shots but they're missing.
Marx lands with some strikes.
Marx throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Winchester tries to reverse the position but Marx maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands a nice shot to the head.
Marx is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winchester can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Marx is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Winchester is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Winchester flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Marx anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Winchester and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Marx slips an arm under Winchester chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Marx has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Marx is squeezing on Winchester like an anaconda would it's prey. Winchester fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lou Marx!
An out of breath Lou Marx thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uthe Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas comes to the cage accompanied by 2cztery7 - Rozpoznaj. Holt has chosen Brooklyn Nine-Nine Theme Song as his entrance music. Raymond Holt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uthe Haas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Holt!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas misses with a low kick.
Haas slips under a jab from Holt.
Haas misses with a shot to the body
and Holt counters with a left and a right that stings Haas.
Holt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Haas lands with a right to the head.
Holt tries a body shot but Haas blocks it.
Holt throws a punch but it's blocked by Haas.
Haas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haas scores with a shot to the side of Holt's head.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Haas avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Holt.
Holt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haas has a couple of punches blocked by Holt.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Haas uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holt or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Holt.
Holt lands an uppercut.
Holt lands with a short shot to the head.
Holt throws a punch but it's blocked by Haas.
Haas misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Holt misses with some punches.
Haas has a couple of punches blocked by Holt.
Haas misses with the head strike.
Holt lands with a short shot to the head.
Haas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holt's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Haas.
Holt misses with a punch to the body.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haas pushes Holt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holt or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haass head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haas lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Haas.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haas wants to stall.
Haas throws a punch but it's blocked by Holt.
A short left from Holt.
Holt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Holt - that landed with a thud.
Haas swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holt tries to work over Haas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haas misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haas.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haas's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Holt.
Holt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haas is working for takedown but Holt is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holt.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Haas pushes Holt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haas lands with a light punch inside.
Haas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Haas as the two fighters clinch.
Haas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Haas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haas.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
Haas blocking some punches.
A short right from Holt.
A short body shot lands from Haas as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holt blocking some punches.
Haas trying to control the position but instead, Holt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haas into the cage.
Holt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haas lands a shot to the body.
Holt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haas lands with a left to the head.
Haas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Haas.
Holt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haas.
The crowd cheers as Haas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holt doesn't seem phased though.
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 Uthe Haas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haas scores with a nice head shot.
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holt throws a hook to the side of Haas's head but Haas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haas walks into a straight right hand from Holt.
Holt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holt's head.
Haas thows a leg kick but Holt checks it
and Holt counters with a stiff right hand.
Haas misses with a body kick.
Holt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raymond Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Haas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haas.
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!
Holt cracks Haas on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Haas falls backwards against the cage. Holt follows up with more strikes that drop Haas to his knees. Holt keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Haas! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Holt!
Raymond Holt managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raiymbek Batyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raiymbek Batyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorokov swats away the attempt to clinch by Batyr.
Batyr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sorokov's hands.
Batyr throws a combination that misses
and Sorokov counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Raiymbek Batyr has been cut.
Batyr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sorokov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Batyr misses with the combination.
Batyr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Yuri Sorokov has been cut.
Sorokov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batyr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sorokov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sorokov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorokov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sorokov controlling from the top position.
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Batyr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov won't allow Batyr to get back to his feet.
Batyr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sorokov controls the pace.
Batyr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sorokov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sorokov tries to free his leg and advance position but Batyr is retaining full guard.
Sorokov is in close to Batyr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Batyr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Batyr throws a left that rocks Sorokov and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Batyr dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sorokov regain composure!
Sorokov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batyr stands up and beckons Sorokov to his feet.
Sorokov is still on wobbly legs! Can Batyr finish him?
Raiymbek Batyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batyr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batyr misses with an elbow over the top.
Sorokov blocks an elbow strike.
Sorokov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Batyr throws an elbow but it misses.
Batyr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batyr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batyr misses with an elbow strike.
Batyr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Batyr throws an elbow but misses.
Batyr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Batyr pushes off an throws an elbow but Sorokov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Batyr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batyr throws an elbow but it misses.
Batyr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sorokov blocks an elbow strike from Batyr.
Sorokov dodges an elbow strike from Batyr.
Sorokov lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Batyr.
Batyr dips a shoulder and cracks Sorokov with a mighty uppercut! Sorokov falls back against the cage and Batyr unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sorokov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Batyr screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiymbek Batyr!
After winning the bout, Raiymbek Batyr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belle Sebastian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Belle Sebastian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Sebastian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sole looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sole misses with a kick to the body.
Sole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sole looks for the body kick but Sebastian saw that one coming.
Sole throws a hook to the side of Sebastian's head but Sebastian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sebastian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sebastian throws a body shot but no joy.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Sebastian moved away.
Sebastian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sebastian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sebastian blocks a leg kick.
Sebastian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sole is fending him off so far but Sebastian persists. Nope, Sole circles away and we're back to standing.
Sebastian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sole tries to score with a low kick but Sebastian moves his leg out of the way.
Sebastian lands a leg kick that knocks Sole off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sebastian.
Sole has closed the distance and engaged Sebastian in a clinch.
Sebastian takes a shot to the head.
Sole lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sole.
Sole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sebastian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sole tries to throw a body punch but Sebastian avoids it by throwing Sole back against the cage.
Sole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sebastian being controlled against the cage.
Sole throws a punch but it's blocked by Sebastian.
Sole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Sole.
Sole lands with a left to the head.
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!
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Sebastian tries to pull guard but Sole holds him up against the cage and eventually Sebastian drops back down to his feet.
Sole slowing the pace effectively.
Sole stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Sole.
Sole throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Sole.
Sebastian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sebastian avoiding damage as Sole throws knees to the body.
Sebastian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sole walks away with a smile on his face. Sebastian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belle Sebastian.
A low kick from Sebastian misses
and Sole counters with a thumping low kick.
Sebastian has a takedown stuffed.
An inside leg kick from Sebastian misses.
Sebastian ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Sebastian unleashes a big counter combination but Sole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sebastian thows a leg kick but Sole checks it
and Sole counters by moving into the clinch.
Sole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sebastian being controlled against the cage.
Sebastian blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Sole lands a body punch.
Sebastian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sebastian slips a jab from Sole.
Sole looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sebastian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sole takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sebastian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sole appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sole with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that round.
That's time! Sole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sole gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sebastian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sole keeping moving, preventing Sebastian from controlling successfully.
Sole working for a triangle but Sebastian defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sole looking for a sweep. Not yet Sole, not yet.
Sole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sebastian trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole seems keen to control Sebastian's posture.
Sole trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sebastian wants to hit a switch here but Sole passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sebastian there!
Sebastian is trying desperately to improve position.
Sole postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sebastian looks a forlorn figure.
Sebastian is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sole with good strikes from the mount here!
Sole in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sole with good strikes from the mount here!
Sebastian is in a horrible position here. Sole smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sebastian tries to reverse the position but Sole maintains control.
Sole 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.
Sole lands a heavy elbow.
Sole working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sebastian is trying to escape the mount.
Sole scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sole raining down shots from the mount!
Sole controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sole raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sebastian slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sebastian can do to turn this around?
Sole trying to control from half guard but Sebastian is working away.
Sebastian tries to get to full guard but Sole has control of the leg.
Sebastian felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sole connects with a nice short shot to Sebastian's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sole trying to control from half guard but Sebastian is working away.
Sole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sebastian punching from the bottom.
Sebastian is refusing to be controlled, as Sole sits in half guard.
Sole drops an elbow to the side of Sebastian's head.
Sebastian is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sebastian is trying to maintain the position but Sole is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacks Sole dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick from Sole lands but Sebastian takes it in his stride.
Sebastian feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sole's calf.
Good shot there by Sole.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sole. Sebastian shrugs it off though.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole tries a head kick but it misses.
Sebastian misses with an uppercut. Sole saw that one coming.
Sebastian lands a nice shot that snaps Sole's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Sole misses.
Sole throws an off balance right hand
and Sebastian counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sole won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole wants to control but Sebastian postures up.
Sole sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sole landing rabbit punches to the side of Sebastian's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole gets back to full guard.
Sole trying to keep a closed guard but Sebastian is proving a slippery customer.
Sole wants to sweep here but Sebastian controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sole holds on and takes a little breather.
Sole thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sebastian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sole throwing a counter right hand but Sebastian manages to avoid it.
Sole throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sole has Sebastian up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole tries to throw a body punch but Sebastian avoids it by throwing Sole back against the cage.
Sole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sole misses with the head strike.
Sebastian blocking some punches.
Sole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sebastian.
Sole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sole pushes off an throws an elbow but Sebastian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Sole fails to land.
Sole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Sole.
Sole struggles to land a body shot inside as Sebastian controls his hands.
Sebastian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sebastian blocks an elbow strike.
Sole presses Sebastian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sole looking to throw knees to the head but Sebastian is blocking nicely.
Sole stalls.
Sole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belle Sebastian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sole has Sebastian pushed against the cage.
Sole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Sole.
Sebastian breaks from the clinch.
Jacks Sole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sebastian's sensitive parts.
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sebastian closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sole's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sebastian works over Sole with some ground and pound from guard.
Sole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sebastian.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacks Sole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
Jacks Sole seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saif Rasheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carney Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Brawl - Bloody spit as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saif Rasheed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasheed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duffy.
Duffy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rasheed tries to counter with a takedown but Duffy is quick to defend against it.
A head kick by Duffy misses
and Rasheed counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Duffy!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duffy struggling a bit here.
Rasheed is trying to get an arm triangle but Duffy is defending well.
Duffy is looking to reverse the position.
Duffy wants to control but Rasheed postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasheed sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Duffy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rasheed thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rasheed is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy struggling a bit here.
Duffy is trying to improve his position.
Rasheed working the ground and pound.
Rasheed throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Duffy tries to improve position but can't.
Rasheed is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Duffy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Rasheed's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rasheed tries to advance to mount but Duffy denies him.
Rasheed 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.
Rasheed is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Duffy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rasheed gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Duffy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rasheed lets go of the hold and Duffy can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saif Rasheed!
Our winner, Saif Rasheed, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hone Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tynkkynen comes to the cage accompanied by Cow herd - Fields. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hone Huia!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia throws a combination that misses
and Tynkkynen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hone Huia has been cut.
Huia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Huia misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tynkkynen. Those never looked like landing.
Huia looks to land a combination but Tynkkynen avoids it well.
No joy there for Huia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tynkkynen scores with a shot to the body.
Tynkkynen lands a nice shot that snaps Huia's head back.
Tynkkynen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Huia under the eye.
Tynkkynen moves out of range as Huia strikes.
Huia shoots in but Tynkkynen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A lazy left from Tynkkynen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tynkkynen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Huia! Tynkkynen lets Huia back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Huia is rocked!
Huia swinging wildly here.
Huia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tynkkynen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huia is still on wobbly legs! Can Tynkkynen finish him?
Tynkkynen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Huia 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.
Huia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tynkkynen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Huia out cold! What a finish! Tynkkynen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rauno Tynkkynen!
After winning the bout, Rauno Tynkkynen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ji Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ji Lu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ji Lu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakarchuk shoots in but Lu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lu throws a body punch but Vakarchuk moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lu.
Lu misses with a looping left.
Lu looks to score with a jab to the body but Vakarchuk is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vakarchuk ducks under a wild hook from Lu.
Vakarchuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vakarchuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vakarchuk looking to score a takedown here. Lu is defending well but Vakarchuk drives through and ends up in Lu's guard.
Lu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vakarchuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vakarchuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vakarchuk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vakarchuk throwing strikes from guard but Lu blocks nicely.
Vakarchuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lu is pulling down on Vakarchuk's head. It's preventing any offense from Vakarchuk, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vakarchuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vakarchuk manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vakarchuk looking to control.
Vakarchuk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lu defends it easily.
Lu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vakarchuk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vakarchuk wants to sweep but no luck.
Lu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vakarchuk trying to keep a closed guard but Lu is proving a slippery customer.
Lu stands and throws Vakarchuk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lu loads up on a big right hand but Vakarchuk slips the punch.
Vakarchuk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lu throws the left hand but Vakarchuk avoids the punch easily.
Lu throws a looping overhand right but Vakarchuk ducks down to avoid it.
Lu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ji Lu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vakarchuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Lu. Beautiful body shot.
Lu lands a jab.
It looks like Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has been cut.
Lu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lu connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu looks to throw the jab but Vakarchuk is out of range.
Vakarchuk tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vakarchuk fails with the takedown
and Lu counters with a right hand that sends Vakarchuk tumbling to the canvas! Can Lu finish him? He dives into Vakarchuk's guard looking to do just that!
Vakarchuk is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vakarchuk is still in real trouble! Can Lu finish him?
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vakarchuk seems to have recovered his senses.
Vakarchuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lu is aware though and is defending well.
Vakarchuk wants to sweep but no luck.
Lu trying to control but Vakarchuk is working from the bottom.
Lu tries to free his leg and advance position but Vakarchuk is retaining full guard.
Vakarchuk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lu working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ji Lu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lu drops Vakarchuk with a naaaaasty hook - Vakarchuk is in real trouble here! Lu dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ji Lu!
Ji Lu retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Ji Lu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuiness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nirvi.
McGuiness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGuiness lands a glancing blow to the side of Nirvi's head.
It looks like Niko Nirvi has been cut.
McGuiness avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Nirvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nirvi tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuiness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuiness looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuiness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nirvi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nirvi misses with a head kick.
Nirvi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
Nirvi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nirvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGuiness throws out a counter right but Nirvi avoids it with no problem.
Nirvi throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuiness appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nirvi clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi missing with knees to the body.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
McGuiness can't break the clinch.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nirvi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGuiness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGuiness misses with some punches.
Nirvi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuiness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuiness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nirvi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuinesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness swings for the body but Nirvi moves out of range.
Nirvi looks for the body kick but McGuiness saw that one coming.
Nirvi drops his hands momentarily and McGuiness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Nirvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGuiness feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nirvi sprawling to the canvas! Nirvi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McGuiness finish him?!
Nirvi is rocked!
Nirvi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nirvi.
McGuiness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nirvi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nirvi, right into the meat.
Nirvi clinches up against the cage.
Nirvi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nirvi.
McGuiness throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuiness wants to break free but Nirvi has control.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGuiness - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGuiness pushes Nirvi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nirvi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuiness.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGuiness's elbow.
Nirvi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nirvi tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Nirvi throws a head punch that misses.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGuiness breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throws a jab when Nirvi was well out of range.
The fighters circling - McGuiness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nirvi.
Nirvi stuns McGuiness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Nirvi is out of range.
Nirvi ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nirvi manages to avoid it.
Nirvi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nirvi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nirvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuiness scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Nirvi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuiness pushes Nirvi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nirvi seems to have got his legs back now.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
McGuiness tries to stall but Nirvi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam McGuiness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niko Nirvi's cut.
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.
A swing and a miss from McGuiness.
McGuiness takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Nirvi moves away and avoids it.
Nirvi cracks McGuiness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGuiness throws a head kick but Nirvi moves out of range.
McGuiness closes the distance and pushes Nirvi back into the cage.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nirvi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nirvi tries to land knees in the clinch but McGuiness avoids the damage to the body.
McGuiness blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuiness.
Nirvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness looking to stall.
Nice body punch from McGuiness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nirvi prevents a body shot from McGuiness.
McGuiness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nirvi tries a body shot but McGuiness blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGuiness displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nirvi up against the cage.
Nirvi takes a shot to the head.
McGuiness lands with a left to the head.
Nirvi lands with a left to the head.
McGuiness prevents a body shot from Nirvi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGuiness's efforts to push away.
McGuiness lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuiness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nirvi moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuiness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nirvi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGuiness was well out of range. Poor timing from Nirvi.
McGuiness throws a lazy uppercut
and Nirvi counters with a body kick that stops McGuiness in his tracks momentarily.
Nirvi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McGuiness gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nirvi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mouth For War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro lands a front kick.
Pedro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Pedro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedro.
Anderson wants to slow Pedro down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pedro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pedro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anderson just manages to avoid it.
Pedro cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pedro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pedro lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pedro blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A short left from Anderson.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Pedro's takedown attempt.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pedro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Pedro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson presses Pedro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Pedro tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pedro goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Pedro misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Pedro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pedro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pedro - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pedro. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pedro throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pedro.
Pedro thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Pedro forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Pedro lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Pedro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pedro misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Pedro shakes it off.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Pedro didn't see that one coming.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
Pedro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Pedro avoids the body shot from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Pedro tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pedro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pedro throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Pedro.
Pedro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pedro wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pedro tries to clinch
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson throws a jab when Pedro was well out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Pedro avoids it easily.
Anderson throws the left hand but Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Pedro is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Anderson misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pedro.
Pedro scores with a kick to the body.
Pedro looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Kevin Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pedro throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedro misses with a looping left.
Pedro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pedro throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Pedro scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson misses the jab.
Pedro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Pedro cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pedro lands a front kick.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson is looking for the big counter here.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Pedro moved out of range.
Pedro throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pedro throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pedro tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedro walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Pedro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Pedro tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Pedro feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Pedro back into the cage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedro.
A short uppercut from Pedro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
Anderson trying to stall but Pedro improves his position.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedro blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
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 George Pedro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson feints and then cracks Pedro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pedro down.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Pedro misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Pedro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pedro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson is rocked!
Pedro is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Anderson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Pedro!
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