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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Kuoppala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Kuoppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuoppala pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stirling back to the cage. Kuoppala follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuoppala misses with a straight left.
Kuoppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stirling.
A jab lands there for Stirling.
Stirling ducks under a wild hook from Kuoppala.
A little jabbing left from Stirling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stirling closes the distance and pushes Kuoppala back into the cage.
Stirling blocks the elbow strike.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuoppala throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuoppala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuoppala misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Stirling's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuoppala throws an elbow that misses.
Stirling avoids the elbow strike from Kuoppala, against the cage.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike.
Kuoppala looking to throw knees to the head but Stirling is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kuoppala misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuoppala takes a shot to the head.
Stirling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuoppala looking to throw knees to the head but Stirling is blocking nicely.
Stirling tries for a takedown but Kuoppala manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stirling just leaning against Kuoppala, taking a breather.
Stirling is struggling to control the position.
Stirling continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kuoppala misses with a body punch.
Kuoppala blocks a body shot from Stirling.
Kuoppala throws an elbow that misses.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuoppala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Stirling dodges an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuoppala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuoppala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuoppala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but Stirling blocks with his arms.
Stirling has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kuoppala seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stirling can turn it around.
Kuoppala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuoppala misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuoppala blocks an uppercut.
Kuoppala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kuoppala fails to land.
Stirling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stirling lands a jab to the nose.
Kuoppala misses with a leg kick
and Stirling holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuoppala lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala lands an elbow inside that Stirling shrugs off.
Kuoppala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stirling.
Stirling avoids the elbow strike from Kuoppala, against the cage.
Kuoppala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuoppala lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stirling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuoppala tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
Kuoppala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stirling's defenses.
Stirling dodges an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Stirling breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuoppala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuoppala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuoppala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stirling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuoppala scrambles back to his feet.
Stirling lands with an overhand left.
Stirling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stirling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuoppala.
Stirling lands a high kick!
Kuoppala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stirling can pounce on him.
Stirling throws a hook to the side of Kuoppala's head but Kuoppala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stirling lands a body shot.
Kuoppala blocks a jab.
Kuoppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Stirling wants to counter with a clinch but Kuoppala pushes him away.
Kuoppala loads up on a big right hand but Stirling slips the punch.
It seemed like Stirling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stirling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuoppala takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stirling scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuoppala should have avoided that one.
Stirling scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuoppala as he jumps to the side.
Stirling drops his hands momentarily and Kuoppala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stirling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuoppala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuoppala is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kuoppala misses with a looping right.
Stirling staying out of range there.
Stirling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuoppala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stirling shoots in but no luck this time.
Stirling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuoppalas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stirling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuoppala but Kuoppala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexander Kuoppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stirling.
Kuoppala loads up on a big right hand but Stirling slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Stirling.
Kuoppala tries to keep at a distance but Stirling has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling dodges an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala throws an elbow that misses.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala misses with some punches.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuoppala leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stirling managing to block the knees to the body from Kuoppala.
Stirling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stirling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuoppala misses with the body kick
letting Stirling counter with a right hand.
Stirling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stirling throws a front kick aimed at Kuoppala's knee but Kuoppala avoids it well.
Kuoppala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stirling is out of range.
Kuoppala cracks Stirling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuoppala misses with a straight right.
Kuoppala missing with a left hand there. Stirling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stirling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stirling goes for a double leg but Kuoppala avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuoppala continues to drive forward.
Kuoppala is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuoppala misses the target.
Jack Stirling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuoppala instigates a clinch.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
A body shot lands from Kuoppala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stirling.
Stirling manages to break the clinch.
Kuoppala throws an overhand right that lands on Stirling's shoulder, as Stirling tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuoppala throws a looping overhand right but Stirling ducks down to avoid it.
Stirling scores with a jab to the head.
Stirling moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuoppala.
A countering left hand to the body from Stirling misses.
Stirling throws a low kick, looking for Kuoppala's leg but Kuoppala calmly moves out of range.
Stirling misses the shot to the body.
Kuoppala misses with an uppercut.
Kuoppala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stirling has closed the distance and engaged Kuoppala in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Stirling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kuoppala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stirling misses with a kick to the body.
Stirling forces Kuoppala back against the cage and clinches.
Stirling being controlled against the cage.
Kuoppala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuoppala avoiding damage as Stirling throws knees to the body.
Kuoppala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stirling manages to break the clinch.
Stirling lands a nice hook to Kuoppala's body. Kuoppala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stirling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuoppala throws a low kick, looking for Stirling's leg but Stirling calmly moves out of range.
Kuoppala lands with an overhand left.
Alexander Kuoppala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with a wild body shot.
Stirling lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuoppala backs up against the cage.
Kuoppala throws out a loose jab but Stirling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuoppala wants to land a leg kick but Stirling is out of range.
Kuoppala fails to land with a series of punches.
Stirling ducks under a wild hook from Kuoppala.
Stirling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stirling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stirling scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stirling.
Stirling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuoppala's head.
Stirling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuoppala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stirling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stirling. Kuoppala does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Stirling misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Stirling. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stirling.
Stirling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kuoppala sprawls well. Kuoppala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stirling gets slowly back to his feet.
Stirling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stirling closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stirling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stirling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stirling feints and then cracks Kuoppala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuoppala down.
Kuoppala throws a leg kick
letting Stirling counter with a right hand.
Stirling tries to clinch there but Kuoppala circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuoppala misses its target.
Stirling lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling moves into range and clinches up with Kuoppala.
Kuoppala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuoppala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuoppala wants to stall.
Stirling is pushing Kuoppala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stirling wants to break free but Kuoppala has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling tries to work over Kuoppala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander Kuoppala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuoppala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stirling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stirling has closed the distance and engaged Kuoppala in a clinch.
Kuoppala misses with a body punch.
Kuoppala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stirling blocks the elbow strike.
Stirling avoids the elbow strike from Kuoppala, against the cage.
Stirling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stirling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stirling has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stirling!
Jack Stirling 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Anastasia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Anastasia has chosen Cold As Ice as his entrance music. Tony Kazarian is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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36
148 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Anastasia!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian misses with a wild combination.
Anastasia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kazarian defends it well.
Anastasia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazarian.
Anastasia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kazarian avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazarian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anastasia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anastasia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anastasia shoots in for a double leg but Kazarian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anastasia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kazarian displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anastasia is rocked!
It looks like Albert Anastasia has been cut.
Kazarian cracks Anastasia with an open hand slap.
Anastasia is still on wobbly legs! Can Kazarian finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Kazarian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anastasia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anastasia throws a sloppy head kick and Kazarian moves out of range easily.
Anastasia seems to have recovered his senses.
Anastasia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazarian lands a really nice looking cross but Anastasia seems unphased.
Kazarian throws a right hand that Anastasia ducks under and follows up with a left that Anastasia also avoids with ease.
Tony Kazarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kazarian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kazarian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anastasia sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anastasia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kazarian regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anastasia is sitting in close to Kazarian's body. Kazarian has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Anastasia is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Anastasia is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kazarian.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Tony Serritella is a shady manager and all org owners with fighters in free agency should be wary of him if he ends up picking them up. He'll most likely ask for their release and shit all over you if you show unhappiness about it. BEWARE!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vajas Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slick Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vajas Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick walks into a left hand.
Tomas misses with a wild body shot.
Tomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tomas scores with a jab to the head.
Vajas Tomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tomas's head.
Tomas throws a hook to the side of Rick's head but Rick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomas throws the left hand but Rick avoids the punch easily.
Rick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tomas misses with a hook
and Rick counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Tomas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rick.
Tomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas swings widly with a right hand
and Rick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomas throws a wild body kick that Rick sees coming a mile off.
Tomas throws a right hand that misses
and Rick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tomas scores with a nice head shot.
Rick tries to move into range but Tomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomas lands with a nice body punch.
Rick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rick on the side of the head.
Tomas throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rick counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomas slips under a jab.
Rick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomas under the eye.
Tomas throws a head kick that misses.
Rick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rick.
Rick drives through and clinches with Tomas against the cage.
Tomas stalls.
Tomas is struggling to control the position.
Tomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rick up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Rick has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tomas lands a shoulder strike.
Rick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rick letting Tomas take a breather here.
Tomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rick throws a lazy right hand but Tomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Rick's head.
Rick misses with an uppercut. Tomas saw that one coming.
Rick swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomas.
Rick throws a good cross that connects.
Tomas tries to move into range but Rick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomass head.
Tomas can't find room to land a body shot as Rick controls the action.
Tomas trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomas is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tomas leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Tomas on the inside.
Rick looking to stall.
Tomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tomas has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rick.
Tomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Tomas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rick under the eye.
Tomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rick in his tracks.
Rick takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vajas Tomas dominated that round.
That's time! Rick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vajas Tomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Rick counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomas connects with a body shot that sends Rick's belly button to the back.
Tomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tomas needs to keep his hands up - Rick had a free shot at his head there.
Rick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas connects with a nice looking jab.
Rick misses the jab.
Tomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An inside leg kick from Tomas misses.
Tomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tomas catches Rick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rick lands a really nice looking cross but Tomas seems unphased.
Tomas works Rick's body with a nice hook.
Rick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rick misses with an uppercut.
Tomas catches Rick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rick throws a leg kick but Tomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick dives in and grabs Tomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tomas pushes down on Rick's head and hops out.
Rick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tomas clinches with his opponent.
Tomas stalling.
Rick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomas lands an elbow inside.
Tomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Tomas.
Rick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rick is stalling here.
Rick is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomas gets an underhook and turns Rick into the cage.
Rick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tomas lands with a hook. Rick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomas.
A telegraphed right hand from Rick misses the target.
Tomas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vajas Tomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rick tries to move into range but Tomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rick counters with a nice uppercut.
Rick throws a sloppy head kick
and Tomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rick is rocked!
Tomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rick, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tomas lands with a left to the head.
Rick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tomas up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomas lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rick's elbow.
Tomas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tomas crunches a lovely knee into Rick's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rick trying to control the position but instead, Tomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rick into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tomas lands with a light punch inside.
Tomas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vajas Tomas 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rick is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Rick both land. Nice combination.
Rick misses with an uppercut
and Tomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vajas Tomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomas is pushing Rick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tomas pushes Rick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rick looking to stall.
Tomas with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomas but Tomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rick tries to move into range but Tomas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Rick misses the target.
Tomas lands a body shot.
Rick checks the leg kick.
Rick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tomas motions for Rick to come forward. Tomas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rick takes one to the side of the head.
Tomas drives through and clinches with Rick against the cage.
Tomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Rick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Rick coming out on top.
Rick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Tomas lands with a right hand.
Rick tries to clinch there but Tomas circles away.
Tomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rick looks for the body kick but Tomas saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Tomas misses.
Rick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rick throws a sloppy head kick and Tomas moves out of range easily.
Vajas Tomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rick moves out of range of the body kick.
Rick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Rick's head.
Nice straight punches there by Tomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tomas.
Rick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomas's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rick misses the target.
Rick misses with an uppercut
and Tomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rick blocking some punches.
Rick is looking to control Tomas's arms but Tomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rick has his back to the cage.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rick being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick tries to stall but Tomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slick Rick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rick tries to clinch but Tomas is having none of it.
Rick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tomas. That one must have hurt.
Slick Rick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rick looks to throw the jab but Tomas is out of range.
Tomas connects with a right hand. Rick shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vajas Tomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vajas Tomas!
Vajas Tomas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilkins's choice of entrance music: Sans Pression - Numero 1. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hartmann enables Wilkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hartmann manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hartmann looking to control.
Wilkins postures up in Hartmann's guard and throws a big left but Hartmann blocks it.
Wilkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartmann has wrist control.
Hartmann is adopting a defensive guard.
Wilkins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hartmann manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann tries to get to full guard but Wilkins has control of the leg.
Wilkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wilkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hartmann tries to roll over but Wilkins keeps him under control.
Wilkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hartmann works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wilkins wants to control from the top but Hartmann keeps moving.
Hartmann is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilkins looking to pass the guard.
Wilkins working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartmann is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Hartmann trying to keep a closed guard but Wilkins is proving a slippery customer.
Wilkins being controlled here momentarily.
Wilkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilkins throwing strikes but missing.
Wilkins lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses. Hartmann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkins's guard. Nice move by Hartmann!
Hartmann content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Wilkins has locked up a guillotine! Wilkins's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Hartmann is holding on here and Wilkins must be using up a lot of energy. Hartmann has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Wilkins gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jay Wilkins!
A victorious Jay Wilkins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terbaik has chosen Motörhead - Ace Of Spades as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yang Terbaik!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson doesn't manage to clinch there - Terbaik circles away.
Simpson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Terbaik, pushing him back against the cage.
Terbaik has had enough of the clinch but Simpson keeps him there for the moment.
Simpson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Terbaik is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Terbaik into the cage.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Simpson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Terbaik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terbaik's defenses.
Terbaik tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
Terbaik avoids the elbow strike from Simpson, against the cage.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Terbaik is pushing Simpson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Terbaik avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terbaik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terbaik's defenses.
Terbaik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Terbaik looks winded!
Simpson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Terbaik throws a head punch that misses.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow inside.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Terbaik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terbaik tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
Simpson presses Terbaik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Terbaik misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Terbaik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simpson.
A bit of stalling here from Terbaik.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Terbaik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terbaik is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Terbaik into the cage.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Terbaik digs a right hand underneath Simpson's ribcage. Simpson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simpson working Terbaik over with knees to the body.
Terbaik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terbaik scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simpson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Terbaik counter with a right hand.
Simpson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Simpson prevents Terbaik from breaking the clinch.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Terbaik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Terbaik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson forces Terbaik back against the cage and clinches.
Terbaik scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson cracks Terbaik with a nice body shot.
Simpson working Terbaik over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson working Terbaik over with knees to the body.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Simpson working Terbaik over with knees to the body.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Terbaik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simpson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Simpson landing knees to the body.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Terbaik shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Terbaik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simpson lands a nice elbow.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Simpson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terbaik can do to turn this around?
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Terbaik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Terbaik misses with some punches.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Terbaik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Terbaik avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Simpson.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Terbaik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Terbaik is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simpson obliges.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Simpson lands a good knee to the midsection. Terbaik won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Simpson.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Terbaik avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Terbaik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Terbaik's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Terbaik avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Terbaik is trying to force a seperation but Simpson has the dominant position.
Simpson misses with an elbow over the top.
Terbaik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Terbaik has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Simpson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Terbaik can turn it around.
Terbaik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Bart Simpson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson crunches a lovely knee into Terbaik's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simpson.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Terbaik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik avoids a wild elbow strike from Simpson.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Terbaik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Terbaik tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
Terbaik takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Terbaik's efforts to push away.
Simpson lands a knee to the body.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Terbaik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Terbaik avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson lands a nice knee to the body.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Terbaik working hard to break the clinch.
Simpson tries to land knees in the clinch but Terbaik avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Terbaik.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
Terbaik avoids the elbow strike from Simpson, against the cage.
Simpson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
Terbaik misses with a body punch.
Terbaik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Simpson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Simpson is looking to clinch.
Simpson closes the distance and pushes Terbaik back into the cage.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Terbaik misses with the head strike.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Terbaik lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Bart Simpson has been cut.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Simpson scores a nice knee to the body.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terbaik avoids it.
Simpson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Terbaik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Simpson.
Terbaik avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson throws an elbow that misses.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terbaik.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Terbaik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terbaik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terbaik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Terbaik taking a breather.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Terbaik can't break the clinch.
Terbaik tries to throw a body punch but Simpson avoids it by throwing Terbaik back against the cage.
Terbaik managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Terbaik blocks an elbow strike.
Terbaik lands a hook that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Terbaik wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Terbaik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Terbaik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terbaik manages to break the clinch.
Yang Terbaik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terbaik connects with a right hand. Simpson shakes it off.
Simpson looking to score a takedown here. Terbaik is defending well but Simpson drives through and ends up in Terbaik's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terbaik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simpson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Simpson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Simpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simpson throwing strikes from guard but Terbaik blocks nicely.
Simpson is working Terbaik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throwing strikes but missing.
Simpson postures up in Terbaik's guard and throws a big left but Terbaik blocks it.
Simpson works over Terbaik with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simpson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simpson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Simpson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Simpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simpson postures up and lands a big shot to Terbaik's brow.
Terbaik is rocked!
Simpson throwing strikes but missing.
Simpson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terbaik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yang Terbaik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson landing some decent shots from guard.
Terbaik is still in real trouble! Can Simpson finish him?
Simpson forces his way into half guard.
Terbaik seems to have recovered his senses.
Simpson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Simpson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Simpson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Simpson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Terbaik's head.
Simpson is pressing down on Terbaik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Terbaik is holding on for now.
Simpson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Terbaik! More strikes land and this one is all over! Simpson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toke has chosen Bonecracker- Shocore as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
19 - 16 - 2 |
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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
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelly Leak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leak misses with a straight left.
Toke takes the fight into the clinch.
Toke can't find room to land a body shot as Leak controls the action.
Toke takes a shot to the head.
Leak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leak.
Toke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leak backwards.
Toke ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Toke no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Leak wants to pass the guard but Toke is keeping the position.
Leak distracts Toke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leak working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Toke keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully.
Leak tries to free his leg and advance position but Toke is retaining full guard.
Toke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Toke trying to keep a closed guard but Leak is proving a slippery customer.
Toke keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leak throwing strikes but missing.
Toke pulls Leak in to control the position.
Leak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Toke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leak throws an elbow that misses. Toke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Leak's guard. Nice move by Toke!
Toke won't allow Leak to sweep him here.
Toke is in close to Leak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Toke content to stall in guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Toke working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Toke won't allow Leak to get back to his feet.
Leak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Toke throwing strikes from guard but Leak blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leak has Toke pulled in close to control his posture.
Leak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toke trying to move into half guard but instead Leak has managed to sweep!
Toke is trying to control the position but Leak postures up.
Leak throws a big right hand that misses.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Toke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leak preventing the sweep.
Toke looking to control.
Leak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toke throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Leak with a nice head shot there.
Toke pulls Leak in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke trying to control the position.
Leak landing some decent shots from guard.
Toke is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Leak has his hands clasped together but Toke extends and breaks Leak's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Toke.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tiki Toke!
Tiki Toke tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Marcolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcolini has chosen Raffaella Carra - Rumore as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Marco Marcolini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wladyslaw Raginis's chin.
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265 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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Marcolini!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raginis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcolini.
Raginis takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
Marcolini looks to score with a jab to the body but Raginis is just out of range.
Marcolini just misses with a punch to the body.
Raginis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marcolini scores with a nice right hand.
Marcolini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcolini loads up on a big right hand but Raginis slips the punch.
Marcolini misses with an uppercut
and Raginis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raginis.
Raginis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marcolini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raginis is breathing heavily.
Raginis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raginis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marcolini working Raginis over with knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raginis tries a body shot but Marcolini blocks it.
Raginis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raginis can't get the takedown.
Marcolini presses Raginis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raginis takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcolini misses with a knee to the head.
Marcolini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raginis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Marcolini - that landed with a thud.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raginis avoids it.
Raginis misses with a body punch.
Marcolini is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raginis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Marcolini regains guard immediately.
Marcolini wants to stand but Raginis is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marcolini had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raginis defends it easily.
Marcolini wants to sweep here but Raginis controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini looking to control.
Marcolini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marcolini's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marcolini trying to control but Raginis is working from the bottom.
Marcolini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raginis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcolini throwing strikes but missing.
Raginis is pulling down on Marcolini's head to control his posture.
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!
Marcolini throws an elbow that misses. Raginis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marcolini's guard. Nice move by Raginis!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini working a defensive guard here.
Marcolini is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marcolini uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Raginis tries to land a front kick but Marcolini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marcolini just misses with a punch to the body.
Marco Marcolini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raginis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marcolini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marcolini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcolini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcolini lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis takes a shot to the head.
Raginis managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raginis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but Raginis blocks it.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wladyslaw Raginis's cut is getting worse.
Raginis avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Raginis avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raginis.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raginis avoids it.
Raginis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raginis throws a head punch that misses.
Marcolini taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wladyslaw Raginis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marcolini is looking to slow Raginis down with leg kicks.
Raginis slips under a jab from Marcolini.
A head kick misses from Raginis.
Marcolini is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Raginis slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Raginis misses the target.
Marcolini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marcolini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raginis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcolini.
Raginis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marcolini clinches up with Raginis and pushes him back against the cage.
Marco Marcolini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Marcolini lands a good knee to the midsection. Raginis won't want to take too many of those.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcolini taking a breather.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Raginis on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marcolini looking to throw knees to the head but Raginis is blocking nicely.
Raginis looking to slow down the pace here.
Raginis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcolini tries to work over Raginis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raginis wants a takedown.
Marcolini lands a nice knee to the body.
Marcolini throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raginis blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcolini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raginis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marcolini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raginis blocks a body shot from Marcolini.
Marcolini gets underhooks to prevent Raginis's takedown attempt.
Marcolini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcolini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcolini tries a knee to the head but Raginis blocks it.
Raginis avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Raginis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raginis working aggressively here.
Marcolini lands a good knee to the midsection. Raginis won't want to take too many of those.
Marcolini looking to stall.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
Raginis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raginis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raginis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marcolini's elbow.
Raginis misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcolini leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raginis managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Raginis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Raginis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raginis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Raginis on the inside.
Marcolini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raginis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marcolini prevents a body shot from Raginis.
Marcolini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raginis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcolini tries to work over Raginis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raginis avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
Marcolini working Raginis over with knees to the body.
Raginis managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
Raginis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marcolini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raginis managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini crunches a lovely knee into Raginis's ribcage.
Marcolini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raginis.
Marcolini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raginis is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raginis as Marcolini tries to tie him up.
Marcolini is stalling here.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
Raginis taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raginis.
Marcolini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
Raginis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raginis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raginis managing to block the knees to the body from Marcolini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Marcolini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wladyslaw Raginis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Marcolini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raginis scoring well with a low kick there.
Marcolini stuffs the takedown attempt from Raginis. Raginis gets slowly back to his feet.
Raginis just misses with a punch to the body.
Raginis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raginis goes for a double leg but Marcolini avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marcolini continues to drive forward.
Marcolini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raginis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marcolini. That's going to slow Raginis down.
Marcolini connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raginis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marcolini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marcolini must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcolini cracks Raginis with a solid left hand.
Raginis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marcolini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marcolini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marco Marcolini has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcolini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raginis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marcolini has managed to get both his arms back between Raginis's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcolini trying to control the position from guard on top but Raginis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcolini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raginis looking for a guillotine here but Marcolini defends easily.
Marcolini trying to control the position from guard on top but Raginis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcolini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marcolini wants to control from the top but Raginis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raginis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raginis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcolini engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raginis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marcolini.
Marcolini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raginis is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raginis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wladyslaw Raginis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcolini lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marcolini avoids a kick to the body.
Marcolini has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcolini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raginis avoids it.
Raginis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raginis is working Marcolini over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marcolini missing with knees to the body.
Marcolini tries to land knees in the clinch but Raginis avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Raginis.
Raginis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marcolini backwards.
Raginis cracks Marcolini with a nice body shot.
Raginis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcolinis head.
Raginis struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcolini controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis throws a head punch that misses.
Marcolini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raginis lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
Raginis gets through Marcolini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raginis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raginis gets through Marcolini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raginis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marco Marcolini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raginis avoiding damage as Marcolini throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raginis.
Marcolini trying to control the position but instead, Raginis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marcolini into the cage.
A short right from Raginis on the inside.
Marcolini trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Marcolini.
Well Marcolini has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Marcolini!
Our winner, Marco Marcolini, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Villars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
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260 lbs
21 - 11 - 0 |
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World class 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Villars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Elmo Salty!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villars throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salty's waist but Salty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Villars off to one side.
Salty misses with a wild combination.
Salty takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Villars throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Villars looks to land a body kick but Salty moved away.
Villars misses with a hook to the body
and Salty counters with a three punch combo that has Villars backing up. Villars nods at Salty to acknowledge the strikes.
Villars pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villars circles away from the clinch attempt
and Villars counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villars. Salty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villars misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salty lunges at Villars with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Villars's hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salty.
Villars looks to land a combination but Salty avoids it well.
Villars scores with a shot to the body.
Villars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Villars looks to score with a jab to the body but Salty is just out of range.
Salty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Villars shoots for a double leg takedown but Salty sprawls well. He's pushed Villars's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salty moves away.
Villars connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Villars lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villars moves into range and connects with a jab.
Villars is looking to wear down Salty with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Villars lands a left and a right that send Salty crashing to the mat, dazed. Villars thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Salty is rocked!
Villars and Salty are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Villars throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Salty into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Villars knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richard Villars!
Richard Villars seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Elmo Salty spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some, you lose some. I'll be back. I always do man...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Binse (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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157 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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148 lbs
26 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christopher Binse!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shields lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shields stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Binse.
Shields slips a jab from Binse.
Shields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Binse.
Shields keeps the fight on the outside.
Binse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Binse is just out of range.
Shields throws a body punch but Binse moves out of range.
Binse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Binse misses with a low kick.
Shields uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binse.
Binse throws a series of punches but Shields avoids them all with ease.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Binse 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shields throws a head kick but Binse moves out of range.
Binse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Binse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Christopher Binse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields throws a wild body kick that Binse sees coming a mile off.
Binse lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binse looking to score a takedown here. Shields is defending well but Binse drives through and ends up in Shields's guard.
Shields is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shields is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Binse is aware though and is defending well.
Shields has control of Binse's left arm, preventing Binse from doing any damage.
Binse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Binse wants to control from the top but Shields keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields has momentary wrist control but Binse slips an elbow through the middle.
Binse with a nice head shot there.
Shields controls Binse momentarily but Binse frees himself.
Shields had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Binse defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binse works over Shields with some ground and pound from guard.
Shields looking to control.
Shields avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Binse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shields has his foot on Binse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Binse works his way back into a safe position though.
Binse postures up in Shields's guard and throws a big left but Shields blocks it.
Shields has control of Binse's left arm, preventing Binse from doing any damage.
Binse postures up in Shields's guard and throws a big left but Shields blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Binse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Binse throws a strike but Shields rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shields connects with a couple of short punches.
Shields trying to control but Binse is working from the bottom.
Binse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Binse wants to hit a switch here but Shields passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Binse there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields trying to control but Binse is having none of it.
Binse is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Shields tries to control but Binse wriggling away.
Shields unloads with some shots from mount but Binse bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Binse is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christopher Binse 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.
Binse misses with a body kick.
Shields drops down looking for a counter takedown but Binse sprawls and moves away.
Shields shoots in looking for a takedown. Binse tries to sprawl out of it but Shields keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Binse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Binse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shields misses with a wild body shot.
Binse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shields looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Binse.
It appears Shields was looking to counter with a kick there.
Binse throws a right and a left that Shields avoids nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shields enables Binse to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shields manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Binse's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shields is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Binse wants to control from the top but Shields keeps moving.
Shields is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Binse defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binse wants to pass the guard but Shields is keeping the position.
Shields has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Binse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Binse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shields pulls Binse in to control the position.
Binse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Binse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shields has an active guard here but Binse has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Binse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Binse throwing shots but Shields is blocking nicely.
Shields is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Binse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Binse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shields defending well though.
Binse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Binse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Binse lands a nice short elbow.
Shields is not content to let Binse control the position.
Shields is trying to get back to full guard.
Shields looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Binse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binse with the ground and pound but Shields uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shields working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Binse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Binse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shields wants to sweep here but Binse controlling him for the moment.
Shields pushes a forearm under Binse's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Binse is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Shields!
Our winner, Nick Shields, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles DaCoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles DaCoca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dre Parker's chin.
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288 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
27 - 20 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles DaCoca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
DaCoca 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.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
DaCoca scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parker in his tracks.
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Parker cracks DaCoca with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from DaCoca. That one must have hurt.
DaCoca connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca looks to land a body kick but Parker moved away.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DaCoca misses with a looping right.
Parker lands a jab to the head.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but DaCoca circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker works DaCoca's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by DaCoca.
DaCoca sends Parker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! DaCoca is motioning to the referee to let Parker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Parker is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can DaCoca finish him?
Parker looks winded!
DaCoca scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DaCoca and Parker are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. DaCoca throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Parker into next week! Ooooh that was huge! DaCoca knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles DaCoca!
Charles DaCoca retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Charles DaCoca 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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