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Causing Havoc 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wayne Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mundi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Mundi ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mundi closes the distance and clinches.
Mundi effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Mundi struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Mundi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie gets through Mundi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mundi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mundi gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Mundi.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi slows down the pace here.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Mundi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Mundi blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Mundi blocks an uppercut.
Mundi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundi blocking some punches.
Mundi stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Mundi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mundi backwards.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Mundi.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Mundi avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Mundi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mundi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Mundi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mundi blocks a body shot from Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi misses with a body punch.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mundi slows down the pace here.
Mundi is stalling here.
Mundi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Mundi won't allow it.
Mundi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
Mundi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundi swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mundi's sensitive parts.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mundi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Mundi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mundi moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie throwing a counter right hand but Mundi manages to avoid it.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Mundi's knee but Mundi avoids it well.
Mundi tries to counter with a clinch but Gracie shakes him off and moves away.
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie postures up in Mundi's guard and throws a big left but Mundi blocks it.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mundi can do to turn this around?
Gracie is pushing down on Mundi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mundi is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Mundi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mundi is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is keen to just control but Mundi is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mundi to regain full guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Mundi keeps moving.
Gracie engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mundi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mundi being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mundi moves into the clinch.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
John Wayne Gracie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mundi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie misses with an elbow strike.
Mundi misses with the head strike.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Mundi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Mundi is controlling him.
A short right from Mundi.
Mundi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie letting Mundi take a breather here.
Mundi misses with some punches.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mundi's elbow.
Mundi blocking some punches.
Mundi misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Mundi avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Mundi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Mundi.
Mundi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mundi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundi blocks a body shot from Gracie.
A nice left hand lands by Mundi.
Mundi lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mundi prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundi is pushing Gracie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mundi backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gordon Mundi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mundi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie sets himself, and Mundi steps forward looking for the clinch! Gracie avoids it this time.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Mundi checks it.
John Wayne Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a slapping body shot.
Mundi slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
Gracie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mundi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Mundi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundi lands an uppercut.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Mundi has the dominant position.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Mundi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mundi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mundi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mundi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a hook. Mundi ducked under it nicely.
Mundi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mundi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mundi moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Mundi off the cage and back into range.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Mundi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Mundi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundi manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gracie as he connects with a hook.
Gracie throws a push kick but Mundi slaps the foot to one side.
Gordon Mundi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mundi walks into a left hand.
Mundi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mundi misses with the head strike.
Mundi blocks the elbow strike.
Mundi lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mundi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work over Mundi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie pushes Mundi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mundi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundi.
A shot in the inside from Gracie.
Gracie effectively controlling the action here.
Mundi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie tries to work over Mundi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Mundi.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Gracie!
A victorious John Wayne Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Moltisanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock Allen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christopher Moltisanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rock Allen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Moltisanti.
Moltisanti controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen is looking to reverse the position.
Moltisanti landing a few strikes.
Moltisanti staying calm.
Moltisanti lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moltisanti lands an elbow.
Moltisanti trying to control the position but Allen is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Moltisanti.
Allen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen stops Moltisanti from passing to mount.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moltisanti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moltisanti in side control, throwing shots but Allen defends.
Moltisanti throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Moltisanti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Allen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Moltisanti has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Allen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moltisanti lands a big elbow.
Allen is rocked!
It looks like Rock Allen has been cut.
Moltisanti swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christopher Moltisanti!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Neutron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Neutron is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stres Fleshou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Neutron!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fleshou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neutron throws a combination that misses
and Fleshou counters with a straight right hand.
Neutron throws the left hand but Fleshou avoids the punch easily.
Neutron tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fleshou is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Fleshou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neutron looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleshou is just out of range.
Fleshou misses with an uppercut.
Neutron works the jab nicely.
Neutron chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Neutron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fleshou throws out a powerful jab.
Neutron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleshou counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleshou keeps Neutron at a distance using the push kick.
Neutron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleshou fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Neutron is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fleshou.
Neutron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fleshou.
We've been told by Fleshou's head coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Neutron with a poor takedown
enabling Fleshou to counter with a crisp jab.
Neutron scores with a sloppy right hand. Fleshou should have avoided that one.
Neutron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fleshou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neutron is rocked!
Neutron is aggressively charging in as Fleshou backs up avoiding any damage. Fleshou tosses out a jab and Neutron runs right into it face first! Neutron is out cold! Fleshou dropped down on all fours and is barking in Neutron's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stres Fleshou!
Stres Fleshou 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Dykstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jugram Haschwalth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doc Dykstra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jugram Haschwalth's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jugram Haschwalth!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haschwalth checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haschwalth! But no joy.
Haschwalth instigates a clinch.
Haschwalth misses with a punch to the body.
Dykstra breaks from the clinch.
Dykstra cracks Haschwalth with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dykstra has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Haschwalth to stand back up!
It looks like Jugram Haschwalth has been cut.
Haschwalth is looking to clinch.
Haschwalth rushes Dykstra and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dykstra manages to break the clinch.
Haschwalth tries to clinch but Dykstra is having none of it.
Haschwalth closes the distance and pushes Dykstra back into the cage.
Haschwalth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doc Dykstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haschwalth moves into range and clinches up with Dykstra.
Dykstra breaks from the clinch.
We've been informed that Haschwalth has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Haschwalth moves in looking to clinch but Dykstra pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Dykstra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab, jab by Dykstra - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haschwalth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra looks to score with a jab to the body but Haschwalth is just out of range.
Haschwalth thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dykstra.
Dykstra lands a big uppercut and Haschwalth crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haschwalth looks OK. Dykstra waves Haschwalth back to his feet!
Haschwalth is rocked!
Dykstra punishes Haschwalth's body with a nice straight punch.
Haschwalth is still on wobbly legs! Can Dykstra finish him?
Dykstra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haschwalth stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dykstra lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Haschwalth head around and knocks him out cold! Dykstra hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doc Dykstra!
After winning the bout, Doc Dykstra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antero Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Vantuiese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antero Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Vantuiese!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vantuiese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vantuiese has his takedown stuffed
and Vasara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vasara scores with a nice strike.
Vantuiese slips a jab from Vasara.
Good shot there by Vasara.
Vasara dips to his left and cracks Vantuiese with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a one two! Vantuiese had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vasara loads up on a big right hand but Vantuiese slips the punch.
Vantuiese wants to counter with a clinch but Vasara pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vantuiese. Vantuiese circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vasara lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Vasara coming out on top.
No joy there for Vantuiese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vantuiese on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Vasara.
Vasara lands a jab to the head.
Vasara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vantuiese momentarily.
Vasara misses with an uppercut.
Vantuiese tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Some wild striking there from Vasara.
Vantuiese throws a big counter head kick but Vasara avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vantuiese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Vantuiese.
Vasara appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vantuiese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vantuiese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasara clobbers Vantuiese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot by Vasara.
Vasara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Vasara. Beautiful body shot.
Antero Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasara lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasara jabs Vantuiese right on the nose. Vantuiese blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Vantuiese.
Vasara sets himself, and Vantuiese steps forward looking for the clinch! Vasara avoids it this time.
Vasara lands a jab to the head.
Vasara scores with a decent looking hook.
Vasara scores with a sloppy right hand. Vantuiese should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Vasara.
Vasara lands the left hand.
Vantuiese throws a front kick aimed at Vasara's knee but Vasara avoids it well.
Vantuiese takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vantuiese is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for Vasara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasara misses with an uppercut.
Vantuiese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vasara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vantuiese takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vantuiese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vasara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vasara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vantuiese.
Vantuiese slips under a jab.
Vasara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vasara lands with an uppercut that bounces Vantuiese off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasara misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vasara dominated that round.
That's time! Vasara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasara catches Vantuiese with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vasara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasara misses with a lunging right hand
and Vantuiese counters with a left to the body.
Vantuiese takes one to the chin there.
Vantuiese is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasara finish him?
Vasara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vantuiese seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasara lands a nice looking body shot.
Vasara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vantuiese is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vantuiese takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vantuiese is looking to clinch but Vasara is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara scores with a jab to the body.
Vasara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vasara sizes up Vantuiese with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vantuiese shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vasara is trying to maintain the position but Vantuiese is very close to passing his half guard.
Vantuiese working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vasara is trying to control but can't.
Vantuiese wants to control but Vasara is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara trying to hold on to Vantuiese's head to control him but Vantuiese postures up.
Vantuiese prevents Vasara from improving his position.
Vantuiese looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vasara is refusing to be controlled, as Vantuiese sits in half guard.
Vasara wants to get back to full guard.
Vantuiese is stalling here. Vasara is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vantuiese seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vasara has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vasara is trying to get an arm triangle but Vantuiese is defending well.
Vantuiese struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara trying to control the action but Vantuiese is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vantuiese is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vasara's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vantuiese is looking to control Vasara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vantuiese avoid being mounted?
Vantuiese is trying to get back to full guard.
Vantuiese looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vasara moves into full mount! Vantuiese won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vantuiese wants to hold on but Vasara pushes him away.
Vasara moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vantuiese has worked his arm free - good work by Vantuiese!
Vasara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vantuiese can do to turn this around?
Vasara is looking to take a break and control but Vantuiese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vasara dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A jab lands there for Vasara.
A cross from Vasara lands.
Vantuiese swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vasara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorge Vantuiese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vantuiese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vantuiese takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasara cracks Vantuiese with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vantuiese takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasara looks to throw the jab but Vantuiese is out of range.
Vasara scores with a hook to the body. Vantuiese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vantuiese takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Vasara.
Vantuiese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Vasara.
Vantuiese looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vasara lands a right hand from hell, dropping Vantuiese. Vasara pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Vasara!
Our winner, Antero Vasara, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Reed Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Demon Zaromskis enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reed Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zaromskis's head backwards.
Hightower cracks Zaromskis with a good jab.
Hightower throws a wild body kick that Zaromskis sees coming a mile off.
Hightower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaromskis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hightower avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hightower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hightower tries to score with a low kick but Zaromskis moves his leg out of the way.
Hightower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaromskis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hightower using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zaromskis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaromskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hightower's elbow.
Knees to the body from Hightower.
Hightower gets through Zaromskis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Zaromskis fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaromskis.
Hightower presses Zaromskis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zaromskis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hightower controls his hands.
Zaromskis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zaromskis fails to land.
Zaromskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hightower's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Zaromskis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hightower obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hightower.
Hightower misses with a knee to the head.
Zaromskis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hightower seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zaromskis can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
A short right from Hightower on the inside.
Zaromskis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hightower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hightower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hightower tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaromskis's elbow.
Zaromskis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaromskis throws a head punch that misses.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaromskis throws a head punch that misses.
Zaromskis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hightower.
Hightower misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hightower misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zaromskis misses with a punch to the body.
Zaromskis slows down the pace here.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Zaromskis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower blocking some punches.
Hightower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaromskis misses with a punch to the body.
Zaromskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaromskis throws a head punch that misses.
Hightower with a knee to the head.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but Zaromskis blocks it.
Zaromskis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hightower connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zaromskis's face.
It looks like Demon Zaromskis has been cut.
Hightower tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis misses with a punch on the inside.
Zaromskis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Zaromskis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hightower with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower scores with a shot to the side of Zaromskis's head.
A short right from Hightower on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Hightower.
Zaromskis is rocked!
Hightower lands an uppercut.
Zaromskis is still on wobbly legs! Can Hightower finish him?
Zaromskis tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Zaromskis misses with a punch to the body.
Zaromskis working aggressively here.
Zaromskis just leaning against Hightower, taking a breather.
Zaromskis seems to have recovered his senses.
Hightower with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hightower blocking some punches.
Zaromskis has Hightower pushed against the cage.
Hightower with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hightower blocks a body shot from Zaromskis.
Hightower lands an uppercut.
Hightower throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaromskis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hightower's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reed Hightower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Zaromskis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaromskis forces Hightower back against the cage and clinches.
Zaromskis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskis blocking some punches.
Zaromskis stalls.
Hightower looking to throw knees to the head but Zaromskis is blocking nicely.
Zaromskis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaromskis is looking to control Hightower's arms but Hightower gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaromskis has his back to the cage.
A short right from Hightower.
Hightower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaromskis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reed Hightower has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hightower creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zaromskis misses with some punches.
Zaromskis stalling the fight.
Hightower lands a big knee to the head and Zaromskis goes down! Hightower pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reed Hightower!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord lunges at Haze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haze's hand.
We've been hearing reports that Haze has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lord blocks a head kick by Haze.
A lazy left from Lord finds it's target.
Haze scores with a jab. Lord acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Haze.
Haze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haze misses with a knee strike.
Lord wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord prevents a body shot from Haze.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Lord.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lord avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord avoiding damage as Haze throws knees to the body.
Haze trying to land knees to the body.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lord blocks it with crossed arms.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Haze finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
An attempted straight right counter from Haze misses the target.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Selfie Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haze moves away.
Haze misses with a head kick.
Lord flicks out a counter leg kick but Haze steps away.
Haze blocks a leg kick.
Haze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lord.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord tries a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Lord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haze cracks a nice hook into Lord's ribs.
Lord swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haze moves into the clinch.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haze looking to throw knees to the head but Lord is blocking nicely.
Haze scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a punch to the body.
Haze can't find room to land a body shot as Lord controls the action.
Haze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haze prevents Lord from breaking the clinch.
Haze misses with a knee to the head.
Haze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lord can't break the clinch.
Lord blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haze lands a nice knee to the body.
Lord on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lord has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haze seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lord can turn it around.
Lord is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lord blocks it with crossed arms.
Lord wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haze has him pressed against the cage.
Haze lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haze missing with knees to the body.
Lord wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lord is trying to break free.
Haze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Haze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lord wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haze is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Lord leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haze scores with a nice body kick.
Lord throws a hook but Haze avoids it easily.
Haze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haze staying out of range there.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord throws a jab but it's blocked by Haze.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Lord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze blocks a head kick by Lord.
Lord tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Lord throws a leg kick that misses.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Haze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lord misses with a jab to the body
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Haze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Haze connects with a leg kick. Lord looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haze.
Lord scoring well with a low kick there.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Haze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Haze's shoulder, as Haze tries to avoid the shot.
Haze jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lord bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Haze tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Haze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
Jerry Haze is winning the standup battle so far.
Lord throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haze checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze connects with a right hand. Lord shakes it off.
Lord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lord makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Haze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Haze swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
Lord steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haze.
Lord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lord walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Haze. Those never looked like landing.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Haze fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lord just manages to avoid it.
Lord misses with a body shot
and Haze counters with a straight right hand.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Haze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lord counter with a right hand.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haze lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lord throws a lazy right hand but Haze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lord attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lord.
Lord misses with an uppercut
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haze scores with a nice head shot.
Haze thumps Lord with a low kick.
Lord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lord has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haze.
Haze lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze scores with a nice right hand.
Haze thumps Lord with a low kick.
Lord throws a hook to the side of Haze's head but Haze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lord scores with a jab to the body.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Haze showed some decent athleticism there.
Lord tries to roll over but Haze keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze looks to land a strike but Lord avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.
Lord avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lord is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haze lands a couple of elbows.
Haze postures up and lands a big shot to Lord's brow.
Lord being controlled here, momentarily.
Haze wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Haze dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Haze lands with a good body shot.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
It looked like Haze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lord.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Haze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haze tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lord manages to circle out of the way.
Lord lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haze takes a step back to recover.
Lord chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haze can pounce on him.
Lord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haze lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Lord moved away.
Haze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haze throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze is looking to chop away at Lord's legs.
Haze feints and then cracks Lord's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lord down.
Haze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a hook
and Haze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lord's knee momentarily.
Haze moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord avoids the head kick by Haze.
Haze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord clobbers Haze with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haze misses the jab.
Haze connects with a body shot.
Haze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Haze's front leg but catches the back leg as Haze tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haze.
Haze bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lord.
Haze fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord cracks Haze with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Selfie Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haze works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Haze connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haze checks a leg kick.
Haze tries to work over Lord's front leg with a kick but Lord checks it.
Lord throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Haze connects with the punch.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Haze scores with a sloppy right hand. Lord should have avoided that one.
Haze throws a leg kick that misses.
Haze connects with the punch.
Lord connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Haze saw that one coming.
Haze is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lord takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lord throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lord has time to react.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Lord misses with a low kick.
Haze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze scores with a jab.
Lord takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haze lunges at Lord with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lord's hand.
Haze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lord lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haze defending well as Lord loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Haze. Beautiful body shot.
Haze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lord is fending him off so far but Haze persists. Nope, Lord circles away and we're back to standing.
Haze gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Haze.
Lord taking some punishment here, with Haze in his half guard.
Haze is trying to control. Lord wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lord keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lord won't allow Haze to pass to mount.
Lord wants to control but Haze is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haze lands a nice short elbow.
Haze stalling away here and it's allowed Lord to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lord is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Haze!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerry Haze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Selfie Lord stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry to all of my the fans...i promise i'll be back and win.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spiderman. Lasse Alatalo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lasse Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Kane!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alatalo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alatalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alatalo needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there.
Alatalo misses with a straight right.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Alatalo moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Alatalo misses the target.
Kane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kane misses with an uppercut.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alatalo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane thumps Alatalo with a low kick.
Alatalo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane lands with a cross.
Kane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Alatalo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo sneaks back into half guard.
Alatalo wants to get back to full guard.
Alatalo trying to control but Kane postures up.
Kane performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alatalo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Alatalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alatalo wants to improve his position but Kane is controlling well.
Kane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alatalo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kane wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Alatalo holds on for dear life.
Alatalo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kane.
Kane throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alatalo because Kane loaded up on that one.
Kane wants to control the pace but Alatalo is squirming around nicely.
Kane throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alatalo because Kane loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane avoids the attempt from Alatalo to control.
Alatalo is squirming around, avoiding Kane's attempts to control the action.
Kane cracks Alatalo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kane goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alatalo is on top in guard.
Kane is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Alatalo frees his head nicely. Oh but Kane has switched to an armbar! Alatalo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dean Kane!
In his post fight interview, Dean Kane started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton Leach will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach tests Futter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Buck Futter has been cut.
Futter dives in for a single leg takedown but Leach sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Futter shoots and misses
and Leach counters with a nice uppercut.
Futter gets a double leg takedown into Leach's guard.
Futter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Futter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach tries to improve position but can't.
Futter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Leach can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Futter is working to tighten his grip on Leach's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Leach has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Futter is really squeezing tight and eventually Leach passes out! Futter breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Buck Futter!
Our winner, Buck Futter, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Baratheon!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Monk. That one must have hurt.
Baratheon swings widly with a right hand
and Monk counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Robert Baratheon has been cut.
Baratheon wants to clinch
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Baratheon.
Baratheon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Monk misses the target.
Baratheon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Baratheon avoids it.
Baratheon throws an off balance right hand
and Monk counters with a right hand that sends Baratheon tumbling to the canvas! Can Monk finish him? He dives into Baratheon's guard looking to do just that!
Baratheon is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baratheon is still in real trouble! Can Monk finish him?
Baratheon keeping moving, preventing Monk from controlling successfully.
Baratheon seems to have recovered his senses.
Baratheon pulls Monk in close to his closed guard and prevents Monk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Monk trying to control but Baratheon is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon is pulling down on Monk's head. It's preventing any offense from Monk, at least for the moment.
Monk is looking to work some ground and pound but Baratheon has wrist control.
Monk works over Baratheon with some ground and pound from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baratheon holds on and takes a little breather.
Monk throws a big elbow that misses.
Monk tries to free his leg and advance position but Baratheon is retaining full guard.
Baratheon pulls Monk in close to his closed guard and prevents Monk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Monk throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Monk trying to control the position from guard on top but Baratheon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baratheon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baratheon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Baratheon holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baratheon throws the left hand but Monk avoids the punch easily.
Baratheon throws a low kick, looking for Monk's leg but Monk calmly moves out of range.
Monk lands a glancing blow to the side of Baratheon's head.
Monk avoids the body shot from Baratheon.
Monk sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Baratheon to the ground! Monk dives into full mount looking to finish!
Baratheon tries to hold on but Monk pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Monk with the ground and pound but Baratheon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Baratheon is pulling down on Monk's head. It's preventing any offense from Monk, at least for the moment.
Monk wants to control from the top but Baratheon keeps moving.
Monk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Monk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monk wants to control from the top but Baratheon keeps moving.
Baratheon pulls Monk in close to his closed guard and prevents Monk from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monk looking to pass the guard.
Monk is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monk is fighting to break Baratheon's control of his arms but Baratheon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baratheon keeping full guard, as Monk tries to pass.
Monk is looking to work some ground and pound but Baratheon has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Monk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Baratheon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baratheon checks a leg kick.
Baratheon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baratheon thuds a left hand into Monk's body.
Monk misses with a straight left.
Baratheon scores with a nice head shot.
Monk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baratheon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monk.
Monk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baratheon scores with a shot to the side of Monk's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baratheon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Baratheon misses with a punch on the inside.
Baratheon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baratheon lands a shoulder strike.
Baratheon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baratheon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baratheon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baratheon can do to turn this around?
Baratheon misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon throws a head punch that misses.
Baratheon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baratheon tries a body shot but Monk blocks it.
Baratheon lands a hook that snaps the head of Monk backwards.
Monk misses with a body punch.
Monk misses with some punches.
Monk misses with the head strike.
Baratheon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baratheon tries to work over Monk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baratheon throws a punch but it's blocked by Monk.
A head punch on the inside from Baratheon fails to land.
Baratheon presses Monk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baratheon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Monk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baratheon can turn it around.
Monk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk breaks from the clinch.
Baratheon tries to clinch up but Monk circles away and keeps his distance.
Baratheon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baratheon wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon tries to close the distance and clinch but Monk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Monk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monk misses with a body kick.
Baratheon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Monk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baratheon counters by clinching up.
Monk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baratheon's elbow.
Baratheon tries to circle away but Monk has him pinned against the cage.
Monk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monk swings wildly with an uppercut but Baratheon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baratheon prevents a body shot from Monk.
Baratheon misses with a punch to the body.
Monk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Monk.
I was talking to Monk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baratheon is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monk.
That has opened up Robert Baratheon's cut even more.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monk.
Monk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Monk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monk throws a big uppercut that drops Baratheon! More strikes from Monk and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baratheon lies dazed against the cage as Monk celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silas Monk!
Silas Monk retains his super heavyweight title!
Silas Monk decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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