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Immortal - 2 - Amp v Magomedov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taran Chula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chula lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chula throws a low kick, looking for Conner's leg but Conner calmly moves out of range.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conner backing away here, and Chula unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chula with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conner to score with a decent uppercut.
Chula lands a right hook to the body.
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
Conner stalling the fight.
Chula misses with some punches.
Conner cracks Chula with a nice body shot.
Chula taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Chula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Conner - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner gets through Chula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Chula misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Chula's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chula backwards.
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!
Chula lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Conner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chula misses with a body punch.
Chula has a couple of punches blocked by Conner.
A short right from Conner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conner prevents a body shot from Chula.
Chula is trying to push Conner away but Conner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chula misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conner.
Conner slowing the pace effectively.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chula trying to land knees to the body.
Conner lands an elbow just above Chula 's eye.
It looks like Taran Chula has been cut.
Chula dodges an elbow strike from Conner.
Conner has Chula pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chula wants to stall.
Chula is trying to stall.
Chula taking a breather.
Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Chula backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner misses with an elbow strike.
Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chula tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
Conner is working Chula over against the cage.
Chula stalling.
Conner lands a right hand.
Chula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Chula tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chula is trying to break the clinch but Conner is controlling him.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conner has Chula pressed against the cage, preventing Chula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conner avoiding damage as Chula throws knees to the body.
Chula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
Conner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chula backwards.
A short left from Conner.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chulas head.
Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner managing to block the knees to the body from Chula.
Chula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chula up against the cage.
Conner managing to block the knees to the body from Chula.
Conner scores with a shoulder strike.
Conner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chula or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chula tries to work over Conner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner has Chula pressed against the cage, preventing Chula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chula is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
Chula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chula misses with some punches.
Chula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chula looking to stall.
Conner lands with a left to the head.
Chula has a couple of punches blocked by Conner.
Chula blocks the elbow strike.
Chula tries to stall but Conner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conner avoiding damage as Chula throws knees to the body.
Conner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chula or not.
Chula trying to land knees to the body.
Conner lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Conner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taran Chula's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chula shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chula lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chula has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chula takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Conner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Chula.
Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chula's efforts to push away.
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chula's defenses.
Conner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner stalling the fight.
Chula struggles to land a body shot inside as Conner controls his hands.
Damien Conner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conner pushes Chula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chula is trying to break free.
Chula tries to stall but Conner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chula can do to turn this around?
Chula wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner has Chula pressed against the cage.
Chula misses with some punches.
Chula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chula misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conner.
Conner avoiding damage as Chula throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conner.
Chula misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Conner.
Chula tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
Conner blocks an uppercut.
Chula swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chula working hard to break the clinch.
Conner lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Conner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chula up against the cage.
Chula misses with some punches.
Chula can't find room to land a body shot as Conner controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conner.
Chula trying to land knees to the body.
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chula is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chula.
Conner has Chula pressed against the cage, preventing Chula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chula wants to get back to striking at distance but Conner won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chula dodges an elbow strike from Conner.
Chula gets through Conner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner lands a shot to the body.
Come on Conner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conner lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chula's brow.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conner is struggling to control the position.
Conner lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Conner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chula tries to break free but Conner pushes him back against the cage.
Conner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Conner.
Conner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Conner.
Chula missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conner misses with an elbow strike.
Conner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chula misses with a punch to the body.
Conner lands a body punch.
Conner lands a left hand.
Chula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Conner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taran Chula's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Conner connects with a body shot that sends Chula's belly button to the back.
Conner lands with an uppercut that bounces Chula off the cage and back into range.
Chula takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Conner.
Conner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chula's hands.
Chula feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conner's calf.
Chula dodges the punch combination from Conner.
Conner walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chula lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Conner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chula tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula lands with a left to the head.
Chula is trying to force a seperation but Conner has the dominant position.
Conner lands a right hand.
Chula wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chula tries to land knees in the clinch but Conner avoids the damage to the body.
Conner lands a shot to the body.
Chula wants to get back to striking at distance but Conner won't allow it.
Conner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Conner.
Conner is struggling to control the position.
Chula tries a body shot but Conner blocks it.
Chula is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conner is defending well for now.
Chula trying to stall but Conner improves his position.
Taran Chula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damien Conner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula is looking to break free of the clinch but Conner has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Conner.
Chula trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Conner blocking some punches.
Chula tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Conner.
Chula wants to break free but Conner has control.
Chula misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chula wants to get back to striking at distance but Conner won't allow it.
Conner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chula struggles to land a body shot inside as Conner controls his hands.
Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner pushes Chula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chula missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chula blocks an elbow strike.
Conner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chula working aggressively here.
Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Conner gets through Chula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chula misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conner throws an elbow but misses.
Conner lands a body shot.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chula pushes Conner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Conner lands a right hand.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Conner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner pushes Chula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chulas head.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
Chula has a couple of punches blocked by Conner.
Chula wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Conner has him pressed against the cage.
Conner misses with an elbow strike.
Chula lands with a light punch inside.
Conner lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Conner scores with a hook to the body.
Chula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conner throws an elbow that misses.
Conner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chula tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conner avoids it.
Conner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chula's defenses.
Chula misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Conner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conner 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Conner!
Damien Conner 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 Joachim Suchoszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Jenkins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joachim Suchoszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathew Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Suchoszewski as he avoids it easily.
Suchoszewski scores with a hook to the body. Jenkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suchoszewski throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Suchoszewski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joachim Suchoszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suchoszewski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Mathew Jenkins has been cut.
Suchoszewski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Suchoszewski lands a big uppercut and Jenkins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jenkins looks OK. Suchoszewski waves Jenkins back to his feet!
Jenkins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BAM! Suchoszewski delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jenkins like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Joachim Suchoszewski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Song. Paul Hunt 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mason Gates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Gates definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gates.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. Gates saw that one coming.
Paul Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gates ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Gates lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hunt works the jab nicely.
Gates is rocked!
Hunt lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Hunt!
Paul Hunt 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franciszek Szczepaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Behan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franciszek Szczepaniak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brendan Behan's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franciszek Szczepaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brendan Behan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczepaniak blocks a head kick by Behan.
Behan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Behan tries to clinch there but Szczepaniak circles away.
Szczepaniak with a hook.
Behan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Szczepaniak rushes Behan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Szczepaniak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Szczepaniak.
Szczepaniak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Behan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Szczepaniak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Behans head.
Behan looking for a takedown.
Behan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Franciszek Szczepaniak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Behan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczepaniak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Behan backwards.
Behan is rocked!
Szczepaniak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Behan is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczepaniak finish him?
Szczepaniak lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Behan to his knees! Szczepaniak keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franciszek Szczepaniak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veke Purha (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veke Purha!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Montgomery. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Montgomery.
We've been told by Montgomery's head coaches at Magis that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Purha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montgomery swings widly with a right hand
and Purha counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Montgomery!
Purha working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montgomery is pushing Purha's head away, looking to escape. Purha manages to hold on to the position though.
Montgomery managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Purha.
Purha throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Montgomery is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Montgomery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Montgomery is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Purha is controlling him well.
Purha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Purha in side control, throwing shots but Montgomery defends.
Purha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Purha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Purha asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Purha.
Montgomery is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Purha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Purha misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Purha throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Purha lands a few punches from side control.
Montgomery is looking for a sweep.
Purha scoring with punches from side control.
Purha is working Montgomery over with some ground and pound from side control.
Purha in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Montgomery rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Purha's guard! Nice work there by Montgomery!
Montgomery wants to control from the top but Purha keeps moving.
Purha working a defensive guard here.
Purha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Purha is continuing to stall.
Montgomery trying to control the position from guard on top but Purha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Team Migraine inform us that Purha has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purha has a closed guard, preventing Montgomery from standing up.
Montgomery wants to stand and escape but instead Purha has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Purha connects with a couple of short punches.
Purha scoring with some ground and pound.
Purha stops Montgomery from standing up.
Purha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Purha distracts Montgomery with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Purha postures up in Montgomery's guard and throws a big left but Montgomery blocks it.
Purha lands a couple of elbows.
Purha wants to control from the top but Montgomery keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montgomery wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Purha is now in half guard.
Montgomery won't allow Purha to pass to mount.
Montgomery has hold of Purha's hands but Purha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Purha lands with a punch from half guard.
Purha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Purha stops Montgomery from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Purha is nestled in close to Montgomery, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montgomery looks like he's trying to stand up.
Purha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veke Purha 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.
Montgomery thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Purha slips under a jab.
Purha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Purha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Purha misses with a body shot.
Montgomery gets tackled into the cage by Purha. Purha maintains the clinch.
Purha can't find room to land a body shot as Montgomery controls the action.
Montgomery tries to circle away but Purha has him pinned against the cage.
Montgomery is looking to break free of the clinch but Purha has double underhooks.
Montgomery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montgomery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montgomery working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montgomery is trying to break the clinch but Purha has him pressed against the cage.
Montgomery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montgomery effectively controlling the action here.
Purha gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Purha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montgomery's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery is trying to stand back up but Purha is controlling him
Purha slips a nice elbow through Montgomery's hands, connecting with Montgomery's forehead.
Purha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Purha is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montgomery is just riding it out for now. Purha eventually gives up the hold.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.
Montgomery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Purha.
Purha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Purha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montgomery's head.
Purha trying to control from half guard but Montgomery is working away.
Montgomery blocking the ground and pound attempt from Purha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Purha thows a huge punch but Montgomery dodges it nicely.
Purha lands strikes from half guard.
Purha lands with a punch from half guard.
Purha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Montgomery has managed to free his arm - good work.
Purha seems to be working for a kimura but Montgomery defends the submission attempt.
Montgomery wants to get back to his feet.
Purha frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Purha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purha prevents Montgomery from getting the reversal.
Montgomery is trying to stand.
Purha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Montgomery wants to hold on but Purha pushes him away.
Montgomery taking shots to the head.
Purha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Montgomery is rocked!
Purha lands a big elbow - Montgomery is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Montgomery is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Veke Purha!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Wakahisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naksuttava Puimakone (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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185 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryuu Wakahisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naksuttava Puimakone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puimakone dips to his left and cracks Wakahisa with an uppercut!
Puimakone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wakahisa moves away.
Puimakone misses with an uppercut.
Naksuttava Puimakone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wakahisa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wakahisa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puimakone looks to throw the jab but Wakahisa is out of range.
Wakahisa slips a jab from Puimakone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puimakone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wakahisa moves out of range of the strikes.
Puimakone scores with the left hand. Wakahisa knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakahisa closes the distance and clinches up with Puimakone, looking for a takedown. Wakahisa pushes Puimakone against the cage but Puimakone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wakahisa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puimakone scores with a jab to the head.
Wakahisa is rocked!
Puimakone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oh Wakahisa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wakahisa leaves his chin hanging out and Puimakone seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Wakahisa crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Naksuttava Puimakone!
Naksuttava Puimakone decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ryuu Wakahisa stepped up to the mic, saying 'Cortez you had me tonight with those punches!! Looking for a rematch soon!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arran Balthazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diesel Armstrong 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arran Balthazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diesel Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balthazar tries to close the distance and clinch but Armstrong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armstrong throws out a counter right but Balthazar avoids it with no problem.
Armstrong scores with a sloppy right hand. Balthazar should have avoided that one.
Armstrong jabs Balthazar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balthazar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balthazar drives through and clinches with Armstrong against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Armstrong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balthazar misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Balthazar moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Balthazar.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balthazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Balthazar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balthazar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Balthazar has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to circle away but Balthazar has him pinned against the cage.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Balthazar.
Balthazar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong is trying to maintain a safe position but Balthazar gets an underhook and turns Armstrong into the cage.
Balthazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Balthazar fails to land.
Balthazar can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Armstrong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Balthazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balthazar misses with some punches.
Balthazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
Balthazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Balthazar tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Balthazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balthazar struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Balthazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balthazar presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balthazar misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Balthazar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Balthazar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Arran Balthazar has been cut.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balthazar.
Balthazar has Armstrong up against the cage in a clinch.
Balthazar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balthazar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balthazar blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Nice body punch from Balthazar - that landed with a thud.
Balthazar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Balthazar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Armstrong.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
Balthazar lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Armstrong to work.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balthazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Good body shot from Balthazar.
Balthazar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balthazar misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balthazar.
Balthazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balthazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Balthazar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balthazar.
Balthazar presses Armstrong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Balthazar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Armstrong's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balthazar.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Balthazar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Balthazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
Balthazar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong looks winded!
Armstrong is trying to force a seperation but Balthazar has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balthazar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Balthazar.
Armstrong has had enough of the clinch but Balthazar keeps him there for the moment.
Balthazar is working Armstrong over against the cage.
Balthazar lands a shot to the body.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
Balthazar lands a shot to the body.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balthazar works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Balthazar pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balthazar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Balthazar as Armstrong tries to tie him up.
Balthazar scores with a hook to the body.
Balthazar lands with a left to the head.
Balthazar lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Diesel Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong takes a shot to the head.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
Balthazar prevents Armstrong from breaking the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Balthazar.
Balthazar scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arran Balthazar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balthazar moves into range and clinches up with Armstrong.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
Arran Balthazar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balthazar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Balthazar.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
Balthazar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balthazar lands a shoulder strike.
Balthazar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Balthazar blocking some punches.
Balthazar keeps control of Armstrong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balthazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balthazar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong is rocked!
Balthazar scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Armstrong is still on wobbly legs! Can Balthazar finish him?
Balthazar dips a shoulder and cracks Armstrong with a mighty uppercut! Armstrong falls back against the cage and Balthazar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Armstrong is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Balthazar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arran Balthazar!
An out of breath Arran Balthazar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Amp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Amp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws a body punch but Amp moves out of range.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Amp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magomedov's head.
Amp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov takes a swing at Amp's ribcage but misses.
Amp missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Amp avoids it with no problem.
Magomedov swings for the body but Amp moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Amp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magomedov doesn't seem phased though.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Amp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov misses the jab.
Magomedov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Amp at a distance.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Amp seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Amp tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Magomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Magomedov scores with the left hand. Amp knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amp lands with a hook. Magomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Amp ducks right into an uppercut from Magomedov.
Amp lands a head shot.
Amp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Amp misses with a straight right.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Magomedov misses with a hook
and Amp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Amp looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Amp misses with a straight left.
Magomedov wants to counter with a clinch but Amp pushes him away.
Amp throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov misses with a hook
and Amp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magomedov thinking.
Amp with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amp manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amp misses with a looping left.
Amp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Amp swings widly with a right hand
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov takes one on the button.
Amp misses with a looping right.
Amp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magomedov.
Amp throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Amp.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Amp's head but Amp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp walks into a left hand.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amp moves away.
Amp misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Amp gets tackled into the cage by Magomedov. Magomedov maintains the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amp blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Amp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Amp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amp's elbow.
Magomedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Amp pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Magomedov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amp.
Amp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amp connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magomedov momentarily.
Magomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Amp.
Amp rushes Magomedov and presses him up against the cage.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amp.
Amp working aggressively here.
Amp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Amp lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov manages to break the clinch.
Magomedov thuds his right hand into Amp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Amp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amp wants to get back to striking at distance but Magomedov won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Amp will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Amp moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magomedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Amp to counter with a crisp jab.
Amp looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Amp.
Amp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Magomedov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Amp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Amp there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magomedov's head backwards.
Michael Amp is winning the standup battle so far.
Amp rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Amp avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Amp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Amp.
Amp throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Amp seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Magomedov can turn it around.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov prevents Amp from breaking the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Amp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Amp misses with an uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov stuns Amp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Amp misses.
Magomedov cracks a nice hook into Amp's ribs.
Amp gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amp throws a head punch that misses.
Amp is trying to push Magomedov away but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amp throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Amp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov pushes Amp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Amp.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov pushes Amp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Amp blocks an uppercut.
Amp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Amp.
Magomedov lands a jab to Amp's midsection.
Amp missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magomedov.
Good standup being displayed there by Magomedov as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Amp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Amp.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Amp.
Amp misses with a straight left.
Jab from Magomedov.
Amp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Amp's head.
It looks like Michael Amp has been cut.
Magomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amp throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Amp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Amp blocks it.
Amp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Amp lands with a short shot to the head.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amp.
Magomedov lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Magomedov taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Amp controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Amp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Amp is just out of range.
Magomedov looks to land a left hand but Amp moved out of range nicely.
Magomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Amp's hands.
Amp swats away the attempt to clinch by Magomedov.
Amp throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov lands an overhand right.
Magomedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amp looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
Magomedov lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Amp doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Amp slips a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Amp slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amp defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Amp.
Amp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magomedov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Amp throws a hook but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Amp counters with a right hand to the body.
Magomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Amp staying out of range there.
Magomedov throws a nice looking combination but Amp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Amp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Amp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Amp throws a right hand that misses
and Magomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomedov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magomedov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Amp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a jab to the body
and Amp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov looks to land a left hand but Amp moved out of range nicely.
Amp is looking to counter punch.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Amp staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Amp.
Magomedov cracks Amp with a good jab.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Good shot there by Amp.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Amp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Magomedov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amp. Amp circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Amp throws an off balance right hand
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Amp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Magomedov lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Amp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amp throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov scores with a nice right hand.
Amp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Amp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Amp.
Amp throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Amp.
Magomedov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Amp.
Magomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amp.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Amp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Magomedov.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amp moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Amp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Amp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amp is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Amp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Magomedov engages and cracks Amp with a massive lead left hook - Amp tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Magomedov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Magnus Magomedov!
Magnus Magomedov is the new lightweight champion!
Magnus Magomedov 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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