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Causing Havoc 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lukens Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Cooper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Lukens Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws a head kick that misses.
Lukens Jr darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Lukens Jr.
Lukens Jr jumps guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lukens Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Lukens Jr avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooper tries a body shot but Lukens Jr blocks it.
Lukens Jr trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Lukens Jr prevents a body shot from Cooper.
Lukens Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Lukens Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Lukens Jr has been working on his balance at The Factory, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cooper.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lukens Jr looking to stall.
Lukens Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cooper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lukens Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lukens Jr is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body.
Lukens Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lukens Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cooper as the two fighters clinch.
Lukens Jr is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Cooper.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooper has Lukens Jr pushed against the cage.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper digs a right hand underneath Lukens Jr's ribcage. Lukens Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lukens Jr backwards.
Lukens Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Cooper slows down the pace here.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Lukens Jr backwards.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lukens Jr is rocked!
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Oh Lukens Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lukens Jr! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cooper is unloading with more strikes now! Lukens Jr drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Cooper!
After winning the bout, Vincent Cooper 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aidan Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Crossed - So much pain as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donny Donowitz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aidan Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz Jr swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Donowitz Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Donowitz Jr's shoulder, as Donowitz Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Donowitz Jr is looking to counter punch.
Donowitz Jr feints and then cracks Harrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harrison down.
Harrison connects with a leg kick. Donowitz Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harrison connects with a solid leg kick.
Donowitz Jr tests Harrison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donowitz Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donowitz Jr forces Harrison back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz Jr lands a body shot.
Harrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Donowitz Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Donowitz Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harrison.
I was talking to Donowitz Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz Jr lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Donowitz Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donowitz Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz Jr tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Donowitz Jr back against the cage.
Harrison is leaning against Donowitz Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donowitz Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harrison's elbow.
Donowitz Jr lands with a left to the head.
Donowitz Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donowitz Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harrison.
Harrison is working Donowitz Jr over against the cage.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Donowitz Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Donowitz Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donowitz Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Donowitz Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Donowitz Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Harrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harrison working hard to break the clinch.
Donowitz Jr pushes Harrison back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Donowitz Jr on the inside.
Nice body punch from Donowitz Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Donowitz Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrison tries to work over Donowitz Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harrison tries to work over Donowitz Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donowitz Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donowitz Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harrison has a couple of punches blocked by Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr blocks a body shot from Harrison.
Harrison throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Donowitz Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donowitz Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Donowitz Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donowitz Jr lands a left hand.
A short left from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr tries to throw a body punch but Harrison avoids it by throwing Donowitz Jr back against the cage.
Donowitz Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donowitz Jr blocking some punches.
Donowitz Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donowitz Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donowitz Jr lands a body punch.
Donowitz Jr pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donowitz Jr pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz Jr misses with a body punch.
Harrison working aggressively here.
Donowitz Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donowitz Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donowitz Jr's elbow.
Harrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz Jr lands a left hand.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donowitz Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harrison tries a body shot but Donowitz Jr blocks it.
Donowitz Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harrison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Donowitz Jr.
Harrison pushes Donowitz Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donowitz Jr lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harrison.
Donowitz Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harrison is rocked!
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Donowitz Jr finish him?
Harrison tries to break free but Donowitz Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Donowitz Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donowitz Jr digs a right hand into Harrison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harrison's gas tank.
Harrison looks winded!
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Donowitz Jr avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the cage.
Harrison can't break the clinch.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz Jr pushes Harrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harrison throws a wild body kick that Donowitz Jr sees coming a mile off.
Donowitz Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donowitz Jr clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donowitz Jr misses the shot to the body.
Aidan Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Donowitz Jr is looking to wear down Harrison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donowitz Jr misses with an uppercut.
Harrison throws a fast counter high kick but Donowitz Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Harrison wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz Jr is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Donowitz Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Donowitz Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Harrison throws a leg kick but Donowitz Jr checks it.
Harrison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donowitz Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Donowitz Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrison's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donny Donowitz Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz Jr cracks Harrison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab from Donowitz Jr.
A jab lands there for Donowitz Jr.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
And Donowitz Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz Jr's sensitive parts.
Donowitz Jr blocks a head kick by Harrison.
Donowitz Jr stuns Harrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donowitz Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Donowitz Jr lands with a straight right. Harrison didn't see that one coming.
Harrison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrison is looking to chop away at Donowitz Jr's legs.
Donowitz Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harrison checks the leg kick.
Harrison misses with an uppercut.
Donowitz Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donowitz Jr prevents a body shot from Harrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donowitz Jr avoids it.
Harrison tries to work over Donowitz Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donowitz Jr lands with a right to the head.
Donowitz Jr takes a shot to the head.
Harrison is trying to break the clinch but Donowitz Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donowitz Jr throws a leg kick but Harrison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrison lands with a nice body punch.
Donowitz Jr throws a series of punches but Harrison avoids them all with ease.
Donowitz Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harrison can do to turn this around?
Donowitz Jr defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Donowitz Jr misses the target.
Donk. Donowitz Jr catches Harrison right on the button with a cross.
Harrison is looking to slow Donowitz Jr down with leg kicks.
Donowitz Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrison.
Donowitz Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz Jr lands a head shot.
Donowitz Jr throws a body punch but Harrison moves out of range.
Donowitz Jr slips a jab from Harrison.
A little feinted left hand from Donowitz Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Harrison.
Donowitz Jr moves to clinch but Harrison breaks away
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harrison, pushing him back against the cage.
Harrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donowitz Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Donowitz Jr tries to work over Harrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donowitz Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harrison or not.
A short uppercut from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr lands with a left to the head.
Donowitz Jr lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz Jr works the jab nicely.
Harrison gets tackled into the cage by Donowitz Jr. Donowitz Jr maintains the clinch.
Donny Donowitz Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donowitz Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison wants to get back to striking at distance but Donowitz Jr won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Donowitz Jr.
Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Donowitz Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Donowitz Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Donowitz Jr is avoiding it.
Harrison throws a push kick but Donowitz Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Harrison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harrison there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harrison tries a head kick but it misses.
Donowitz Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donowitz Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrison.
Harrison checks a leg kick.
Harrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Donowitz Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrison thinking.
Harrison misses with a hook
and Donowitz Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Donowitz Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harrison misses with a hook
and Donowitz Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donowitz Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Harrison to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrison throws a body kick that misses.
Harrison dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donowitz Jr. That did some damage!
Donowitz Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison throws a hook but Donowitz Jr blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donowitz Jr prevents a body shot from Harrison.
Donowitz Jr cracks Harrison with a nice body shot.
Donowitz Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Harrison backwards.
Harrison tries to throw a body punch but Donowitz Jr avoids it by throwing Harrison back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Donowitz Jr lands with a left to the head.
Harrison tries a body shot but Donowitz Jr blocks it.
Nice body punch from Donowitz Jr - that landed with a thud.
Harrison working aggressively here.
Harrison missing with knees to the body.
Donowitz Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison working aggressively here.
Harrison throws a head punch that misses.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donowitz Jr lands a left hand.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Harrison working aggressively here.
Donowitz Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harrison blocks a body shot from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr digs a right hand underneath Harrison's ribcage. Harrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donowitz Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Donowitz Jr on the inside.
It looks like Aidan Harrison has been cut.
Donowitz Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donowitz Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz Jr avoiding damage.
Donowitz Jr works on Harrison's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donowitz Jr lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donowitz Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harrison misses with a body punch.
Donowitz Jr stalling against the cage.
Donowitz Jr lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Donowitz Jr.
Donowitz Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Harrison with a big uppercut! Harrison tries to clinch up but Donowitz Jr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Harrison to the mat! Harrison covers up and Donowitz Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Donny Donowitz Jr!
Donny Donowitz Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quin Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin Kenobi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quin Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
Kenobi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Page pinned against the cage. Page gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Page has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kenobi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Page takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kenobi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Kenobi ducks down to avoid it.
Page misses with a jab, cross combination.
Page throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Page lands a two punch combo.
Kenobi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Page tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kenobi is in Page's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenobi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kenobi scoring with some ground and pound.
Page controls Kenobi momentarily but Kenobi frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kenobi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kenobi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Page some visible discomfort.
Page is looking to regain half guard here but Kenobi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Page is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kenobi is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Page is looking to improve his position but Kenobi isn't that keen on the idea.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kenobi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kenobi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Page really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kenobi landing strikes from the mount.
Kenobi is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Kenobi extends the arm and Page is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quin Kenobi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Ha Ha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Han Ha Ha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Terror!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ha Ha lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ha Ha.
Ha Ha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ha Ha wants to get back to his feet.
Ha Ha is looking to advance position but Terror won't allow it.
Terror wants to improve his position but Ha Ha is controlling well.
Terror has his hands clasped together around Ha Ha's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terror is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ha Ha content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. Terror manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ha Ha trying to stand up but can't free himself from Terror's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ha Ha wants to get up but he can't break Terror's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Terror working a defensive guard but Ha Ha passes into half guard.
Ha Ha trying to advance position but Terror counters by regaining guard.
Terror has Ha Ha pulled in close to control his posture.
Ha Ha is looking to stand up but Terror won't let him.
Ha Ha trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Terror circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Terror on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terror fails to land the takedown.
Ha Ha appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ha Ha misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Terror on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terror circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ha Ha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Terror shoots in but Ha Ha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Terror misses with a wild combination.
Terror checks a leg kick.
Ha Ha has Terror up against the cage in a clinch.
Ha Ha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Terror.
Han Ha Ha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Terror.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha can't find room to land a body shot as Terror controls the action.
Terror is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ha Ha is defending well.
Ha Ha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Terror backwards.
Ha Ha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Terror or not.
Ha Ha misses with a body punch.
Ha Ha decides to pull guard.
Ha Ha pulls Terror in close to prevent any damage.
Ha Ha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ha Ha tries to get out of the position.
Terror is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ha Ha keeping moving, preventing Terror from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Terror is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terror postures up in Ha Ha's guard and throws a big left but Ha Ha blocks it.
Ha Ha is trying to control the position but Terror postures up.
Ha Ha wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Terror manages to pass to side control.
Ha Ha wants to get back to full guard but Terror has passed into side control.
Ha Ha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Terror wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ha Ha is working to avoid the ground and pound but Terror connects with a decent elbow.
Ha Ha struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ha Ha is working to avoid the ground and pound but Terror connects with a decent elbow.
Terror throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ha Ha wants to get back to his feet but Terror is dominant here and he's now got Ha Ha's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Ha Ha 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.
Terror shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ha Ha pinned against the cage. Ha Ha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ha Ha connects with an inside leg kick.
Terror swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ha Ha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terror digs a good hook to Ha Ha's body.
Ha Ha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Terror napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Terror tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Terror is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Ha Ha avoids the strikes from the bottom by Terror.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ha Ha tries to stand but Terror is controlling his head.
Terror can't do much from the bottom here.
Terror is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Terror is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ha Ha off and has taken his back!
Ha Ha trying to get back to his feet but Terror is in full control for now.
Ha Ha wants to escape the position.
Ha Ha wants to get back to his feet.
Terror avoiding Ha Ha 's attempts to control his hands.
Terror is punishing Ha Ha with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha is trying to remain composed but Terror is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Ha Ha trying to control the action but Terror just sinks the hooks in.
Ha Ha is trapped and Terror is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ha Ha wants to get back to his feet.
Terror scores with punches from the back.
Ha Ha tries to escape the position.
Ha Ha is trying to get back to his feet but Terror has full control of the position and if anything, Ha Ha has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Terror gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terror is riding his opponent, not letting Ha Ha buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Ha Ha's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ha Ha is keeping busy.
Terror lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ha Ha staying busy and making it hard for Terror to control.
Ha Ha is trapped and Terror is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Terror punches Ha Ha on the ear.
Ha Ha is rocked!
Terror tries to get the hooks in deep but Ha Ha pushed the leg off.
Oh Ha Ha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ha Ha is trying to get back to his feet but Terror has full control of the position and if anything, Ha Ha has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Terror lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Terror is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Ha Ha is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Terror!
Dark Terror bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Verbeek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verbeek has chosen Locked & Loaded - Godsmack as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbeek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Verbeek as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Diego Brandao has been cut.
Verbeek has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheers as Verbeek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandao doesn't seem phased though.
Verbeek scores with a kick to the body.
Verbeek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Brandao misses its target.
Brandao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Verbeek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verbeek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verbeek.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verbeek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
A short left from Verbeek.
Verbeek digs a right hand into Brandao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brandao's gas tank.
Brandao misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Verbeek.
Verbeek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verbeek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Brandao lands with a left to the head.
Verbeek scores with a shot to the side of Brandao's head.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Brandao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verbeek manages to break the clinch.
Brandao scores with a shot to the body.
Brandao staying out of range there.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Verbeek thuds his shin into the meat of Brandao's side.
Brandao throws a shot from downtown. Verbeek moves away and avoids it.
Verbeek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Brandao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Verbeek.
Verbeek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Verbeek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a lunging right hand
and Verbeek counters with a nice body shot.
Brandao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Verbeek.
Brandao cracks Verbeek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verbeek wants to land a leg kick but Brandao is out of range.
Verbeek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Verbeek tries to get set, Brandao tries to push him back and clinch up but Verbeek manages to avoid the attempt.
Brandao rushes Verbeek and presses him up against the cage.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verbeek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Verbeek lands a body punch.
Verbeek pushes Brandao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Verbeek pushes Brandao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao digs a right hand underneath Verbeek's ribcage. Verbeek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Verbeek is leaning against Brandao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao misses with an elbow strike.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verbeek backwards.
Verbeek blocks an uppercut.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
Brandao tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verbeek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Verbeek swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbeek controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Verbeek is leaning against Brandao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao lands with a short shot to the head.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Verbeek scores with a shoulder strike.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verbeek tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Verbeek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao lands with a left to the head.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Verbeek.
Verbeek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Verbeek.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Verbeek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Verbeek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Verbeek lands a head kick. Brandao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verbeek throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verbeek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pat Verbeek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Brandao does no damage.
Brandao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Verbeek was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandao.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
Verbeek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandao throws a lazy uppercut
and Verbeek counters with a nice uppercut.
Verbeek blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Verbeek.
Brandao missing with a left hand there. Verbeek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandao thuds a left hand into Verbeek's 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!
Verbeek connects with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Verbeek finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Verbeek lands with a shot to the body.
Brandao has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Verbeek tried to score with a low kick but Brandao checks it.
Brandao is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek throws a leg kick that misses.
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Verbeek scores with a body shot.
Verbeek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Verbeek connects with a solid leg kick.
Verbeek moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Verbeek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Verbeek feints and then cracks Brandao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandao down.
Brandao throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brandao moves into the clinch.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Verbeek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Verbeek tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Verbeek back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Verbeek struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Verbeeks head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brandao.
Brandao throws an elbow that misses.
Verbeek is leaning against Brandao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Verbeek.
Verbeek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
A short left from Brandao.
Verbeek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Brandao - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brandao.
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
A short right from Verbeek.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Verbeek misses with the head strike.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Verbeek controls his hands.
Verbeek misses with a punch on the inside.
Verbeek tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Verbeek lands with a short shot to the head.
Verbeek pushes Brandao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Brandao.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Verbeek.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Pat Verbeek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Verbeek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Verbeek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verbeek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Verbeek is working Brandao over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Verbeek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verbeek lands with a light punch inside.
Brandao is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Verbeek fails to land.
Oh Brandao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hand to the body from Brandao.
Brandao seems to have got his legs back now.
Verbeek tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Verbeek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbeek working aggressively here.
Verbeek lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Verbeek.
Verbeek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Verbeek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Brandao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Verbeek bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Verbeek! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Verbeek.
Brandao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verbeek thows a body kick. Brandao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brandao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Verbeek can pounce on him.
Brandao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Verbeek.
Brandao blocks the body kick.
Verbeek slips under a jab from Brandao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Brandao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verbeek - the referee stops the clock and Brandao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verbeek. Brandao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verbeek scores with a kick to the body.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Verbeek, right into the meat.
Brandao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Verbeek slips a jab from Brandao.
Verbeek connects with an inside leg kick.
Brandao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Verbeek missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Verbeek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brandao has time to react.
Brandao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Verbeek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Verbeek misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao throwing a counter right hand but Verbeek manages to avoid it.
Verbeek moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Brandao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Verbeek.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A thudding body kick lands there by Verbeek!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Verbeek scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Verbeek.
A chopping leg kick lands by Verbeek.
Brandao misses the jab.
Brandao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verbeek.
Brandao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brandao throws an off balance right hand
and Verbeek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Verbeek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brandao tries to clinch there but Verbeek circles away.
Brandao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandao's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A nice leg kick lands there from Verbeek.
Good leg kick by Verbeek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Verbeek misses with a wild body shot.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Verbeek feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek keeps Brandao at a distance using the push kick.
Verbeek scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab lands there for Brandao.
Verbeek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Verbeek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Verbeek. Brandao shrugs it off though.
Brandao ducks right into an uppercut from Verbeek.
Verbeek scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Verbeek.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Verbeek is avoiding it.
Brandao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Verbeek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek lands a shot to the body.
Verbeek blocking some punches.
Verbeek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao tries a body shot but Verbeek blocks it.
Verbeek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Verbeek.
Verbeek has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Verbeek tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao gets through Verbeek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandao scores with a shoulder strike.
Verbeek blocks an uppercut.
Brandao tries to work over Verbeek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verbeek tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Verbeek.
Verbeek lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Verbeek.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Verbeek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Verbeek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Verbeek!
Pat Verbeek 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 Monte Zuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James DeGale (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Monte Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James DeGale!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeGale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zuma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
DeGale is defending against the submission attempts here by Zuma.
Zuma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, DeGale has managed to free his arm - good work.
DeGale 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.
Zuma is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DeGale is just riding it out for now. Zuma eventually gives up the hold.
Zuma wants to control but DeGale is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma is trying to work for a kimura but DeGale is defending well.
Zuma is trying to work for a kimura but DeGale is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma prevents DeGale from improving his position.
DeGale gets back to full guard.
Zuma drops back looking for a leg! DeGale is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and DeGale manages to kick Zuma off! Zuma jumps back into DeGale's guard.
DeGale wants to stand and escape but Zuma is having none of it.
Zuma trying to control but DeGale is working from the bottom.
Zuma wants to pass the guard but DeGale is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuma is working hard here to advance position.
DeGale is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zuma trying to control but DeGale is working from the bottom.
Zuma stopping the sweep attempt from DeGale.
Zuma drops back, looking for a kneebar! DeGale looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. DeGale looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from DeGale!
Zuma is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
DeGale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zuma keeps working.
DeGale controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeGale stands up and beckons Zuma to his feet.
Zuma avoids the head kick by DeGale.
DeGale scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuma. DeGale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuma moves out of range of the leg kick from DeGale.
DeGale clinches with his opponent.
Zuma tries to pull guard but DeGale won't allow it.
Zuma breaks the clinch.
Zuma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zuma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeGale.
DeGale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeGale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeGale throws a leg kick but Zuma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zuma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeGale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeGale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zuma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeGale throws a hook but Zuma avoids it easily.
Zuma throws a looping overhand right but DeGale ducks down to avoid it.
DeGale is looking to slow Zuma down with leg kicks.
Zuma stuns DeGale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A lazy left from DeGale finds it's target.
Zuma misses with a hook. DeGale ducked under it nicely.
Zuma fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeGale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zuma at a distance.
DeGale throws a head kick that Zuma semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James DeGale 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.
A head kick misses from DeGale.
DeGale cracks the inside of Zuma's front leg.
DeGale misses the shot to the body.
Zuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zuma backing away here, and DeGale unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
DeGale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James DeGale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeGale misses with a body shot.
Zuma doesn't manage to clinch there - DeGale circles away.
DeGale drives through and clinches with Zuma against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zuma.
DeGale lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma prevents a body shot from DeGale.
DeGale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeGale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zuma blocks it with crossed arms.
Zuma is trying to pull guard but DeGale turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
DeGale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeGale is trying to break the clinch but Zuma has him pressed against the cage.
DeGale lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeGale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zuma.
DeGale trying to control the position but instead, Zuma has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeGale into the cage.
Zuma lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like James DeGale has been cut.
DeGale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeGale clinches with his opponent.
Zuma throws a head punch that misses.
Zuma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zuma is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monte Zuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeGale tries to land knees in the clinch but Zuma avoids the damage to the body.
Zuma misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeGale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeGale is trying to break free.
DeGale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zuma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zuma with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeGale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeGale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuma throws a hook to the side of DeGale's head but DeGale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
DeGale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeGale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zuma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeGale looks to land a body kick but Zuma moved away.
Zuma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeGale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zuma checks a leg kick.
DeGale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuma misses the jab.
DeGale throws out a powerful jab.
Zuma tries to score a power double leg takedown but DeGale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zuma somewhat.
DeGale lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from DeGale.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - DeGale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeGale lands a body shot.
DeGale throws a body shot but no joy.
DeGale has managed to clinch.
DeGale controlling the action here for a moment.
DeGale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zuma walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeGale.
DeGale misses the shot to the body.
Zuma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zuma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! DeGale slams his shin into Zuma's torso.
A bone on bone clash there as Zuma blocks the leg kick.
James DeGale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeGale.
Zuma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeGale is pressing down on Zuma's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
DeGale wants to stand and escape but Zuma is having none of it.
Monte Zuma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
DeGale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DeGale has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zuma off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
DeGale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zuma is able to avoid easily.
Zuma shoots in for a takedown but DeGale shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zuma's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
DeGale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
DeGale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
DeGale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zuma.
Zuma avoids the body shot from DeGale.
DeGale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James DeGale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James DeGale'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. This is the final round!
DeGale cracks Zuma with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zuma avoids the head kick by DeGale.
Zuma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around DeGale's waist but DeGale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zuma off to one side.
DeGale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeGale.
Zuma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zuma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zuma blocks a head kick by DeGale.
A cross from DeGale lands.
DeGale moves out of range as Zuma strikes.
Zuma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeGale tests Zuma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeGale was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuma.
A thudding body kick lands there by DeGale!
Zuma throws a sloppy body shot
and DeGale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zuma moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by DeGale.
Zuma throws a lazy right hand but DeGale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeGale stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monte Zuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zuma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeGale.
Zuma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
DeGale closes the distance and clinches.
DeGale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeGale breaks the clinch.
Zuma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zuma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but DeGale swivels and escapes.
DeGale misses with a hook. Zuma ducked under it nicely.
DeGale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by DeGale.
Zuma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeGale was well out of range. Poor timing from Zuma.
DeGale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeGale scores with a leg kick.
DeGale clinches up with Zuma and pushes him back against the cage.
Zuma pulls guard.
DeGale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
DeGale gets to his feet - Zuma follows without any prompting.
Zuma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zuma walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeGale.
DeGale lands a leg kick that knocks Zuma off balance momentarily.
DeGale throws a wild body kick that Zuma sees coming a mile off.
DeGale cracks the inside of Zuma's front leg.
DeGale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zuma's head.
DeGale blocks a jab.
Zuma avoids the body shot from DeGale.
DeGale lands with a shot to the body.
DeGale throws the kick towards the body but Zuma avoids it.
DeGale scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zuma is rocked!
DeGale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Zuma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeGale forces Zuma back against the cage and clinches.
Zuma seems to have got his legs back now.
DeGale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeGale moves away.
DeGale connects with a body shot that sends Zuma's belly button to the back.
DeGale forces Zuma back against the cage and clinches.
DeGale manages to break the clinch.
DeGale scores with a kick to the midsection.
DeGale connects with a body shot that sends Zuma's belly button to the back.
Zuma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good leg kick by DeGale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DeGale drops Zuma with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Zuma looks back up at him and smiles so DeGale waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
DeGale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Zuma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zuma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeGale cracks Zuma with a hook to the temple - Zuma is on wobbly legs here! DeGale swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Zuma falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! DeGale wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James DeGale!
A relieved looking James DeGale thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armondo Munoz (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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otso Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Munoz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munoz throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
Munoz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Munoz scores with a jab to the head.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Munoz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Munoz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koski's head backwards.
Munoz scores with a nice strike.
Koski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koski tries to clinch but Munoz moves out of range.
Munoz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab by Munoz.
Munoz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski moves into range and clinches up with Munoz.
Koski working aggressively here.
Koski lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Armondo Munoz has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Munoz dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Nice elbow from Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munoz as Koski tries to tie him up.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as Munoz controls his hands.
Koski trying to control the position but instead, Munoz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koski into the cage.
Munoz breaks the clinch.
Koski digs a good body shot into Munoz's ribs.
Munoz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Munoz misses with a wild body shot.
Munoz tries to land a front kick but Koski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Munoz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Munoz is able to avoid easily.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Munoz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Munoz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koski drops his hands momentarily and Munoz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Munoz throws a shot to the body.
We've been told by Koski's head coaches at Lights Out™ ($849 15 Elite Coaches!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Munoz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Munoz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koski throws out a loose jab but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koski tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Munoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Munoz misses with the combination.
Munoz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Koski will feel that in the morning.
Munoz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koski rushes Munoz and presses him up against the cage.
Munoz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koski lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munoz.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Munoz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munoz.
Munoz scores with a shot to the side of Koski's head.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Munoz as Koski tries to tie him up.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Munoz has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
A nice left hand lands by Munoz.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Munoz tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Munoz back against the cage.
Koski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
Koski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski stalls.
Koski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Munoz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
Koski controlling the action here for a moment.
Koski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Munoz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koski blocks a body shot from Munoz.
Koski presses Munoz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Munoz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz prevents a body shot from Koski.
Munoz blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
Koski lands an elbow just above Munoz 's eye.
Munoz takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Armondo Munoz's cut even more.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Koski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Munoz is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armondo Munoz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armondo Munoz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Munoz throws a leg kick that misses.
Munoz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Munoz throws a series of punches but Koski avoids them all with ease.
Koski ducks right into an uppercut from Munoz.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munoz was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Koski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munoz is out of range and Koski settles back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Koski.
Koski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Koski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munoz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski misses with a straight left.
Munoz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Munoz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Munoz looks to land a body kick but Koski moved away.
Koski has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munoz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Munoz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koski has Munoz pressed against the cage.
Munoz swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munoz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koski.
Munoz avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Munoz tries to break free but Koski pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Koski blocking some punches.
Koski tries to work over Munoz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Munoz misses with a punch on the inside.
Munoz avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Munoz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Koski tries to move into range but Munoz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Munoz cracks Koski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
Munoz lands a head shot.
Koski takes one to the chin there.
Munoz lands the left hand.
Munoz delivers a nice body kick.
Munoz lands a nice looking body kick.
Koski wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Munoz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armondo Munoz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koski wants to clinch
and Munoz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Munoz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Koski.
Koski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munoz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Koski misses.
Koski is looking to clinch.
Koski tries to clinch there but Munoz circles away.
Koski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koski swings for the body but Munoz moves out of range.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick
and Munoz counters with a low kick, right behind Koski 's knee.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski is looking to clinch but Munoz is avoiding it.
Koski wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Munoz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koski checks it well.
Koski takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Munoz moved out of range.
Koski throws a leg kick but Munoz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Munoz connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munoz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Munoz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Munoz scores with a four punch combination!
Munoz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Munoz lands with a slapping head kick.
Koski is rocked!
Munoz thuds his right hand into Koski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Koski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Munoz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Koski misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Munoz finds it's way through Koski's defenses.
Munoz drops Koski with a big left hand! Koski is injured, injured bad! Munoz jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armondo Munoz!
During a confident post fight interview, Armondo Munoz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantinov comes to the cage accompanied by Hell March. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lemaitre's choice of entrance music: La Marseillaise. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemaitre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lemaitre misses with a hook. Konstantinov ducked under it nicely.
Samir Lemaitre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konstantinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lemaitre shoots in for a takedown but Konstantinov shows good takedown defense.
Konstantinov ducks under a wild hook from Lemaitre.
Konstantinov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lemaitre will feel that in the morning.
Lemaitre has a takedown stuffed.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick but Lemaitre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Konstantinov misses with a body kick.
And Lemaitre tries to counter it with a takedown but Konstantinov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Konstantinov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lemaitre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lemaitre changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Donk. Konstantinov catches Lemaitre right on the button with a cross.
Konstantinov throws the kick towards the body but Lemaitre avoids it.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick that misses.
Konstantinov misses with a low kick as Lemaitre jumps back.
Lemaitre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lemaitre connects with a crisp jab.
Konstantinov tries to sprawl but Lemaitre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemaitre thows a huge punch but Konstantinov dodges it nicely.
Konstantinov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemaitre.
Konstantinov tries to roll over but Lemaitre keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov is doing well to control the position and prevent Lemaitre from advancing to side control.
Konstantinov has hold of Lemaitre's hands but Lemaitre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Boris Konstantinov has been cut.
Lemaitre throws a strike but Konstantinov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lemaitre throwing strikes from guard but Konstantinov blocks nicely.
Lemaitre works over Konstantinov with some ground and pound from guard.
Boris Konstantinov's cut is getting worse.
Konstantinov wants to sweep here but Lemaitre controlling him for the moment.
Lemaitre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Konstantinov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Konstantinov wants to get back to his feet but Lemaitre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemaitre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lemaitre lands a couple of elbows.
Boris Konstantinov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boris Konstantinov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samir Lemaitre!
Samir Lemaitre made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irbek Alborov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alborov comes to the cage accompanied by Unicorn Powered Anal Lube. White has chosen ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Irbek Alborov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Alborov misses.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alborov manages to avoid it.
White looks to throw the jab but Alborov is out of range.
Alborov is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Alborov connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alborov is defended easily by White.
Alborov misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alborov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alborov takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alborov wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Alborov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alborov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Irbek Alborov has been cut.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov misses with a body shot.
Alborov throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Alborov is just out of range.
White lunges at Alborov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alborov's hand.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White tried to score with a low kick but Alborov checks it.
Alborov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cruz White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Alborov misses the jab.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Alborov moves to clinch but White breaks away
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Alborov misses with a straight left.
Alborov blocks a jab.
Alborov drops down looking for a counter takedown but White sprawls and moves away.
White has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
White moves away from the strike by Alborov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alborov throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alborov.
White misses with a hook.
A jab from White does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Alborov dodges the punch combination from White.
White throws the kick towards the body but Alborov avoids it.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alborov throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alborov tries to clinch there but White circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
Alborov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alborov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irbek Alborov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alborov was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Alborov swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White connects with a body shot.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White looks to land a body kick but Alborov moved away.
White lands a jab to the head.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alborov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alborov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Alborov sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking for a sweep. Alborov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White keeping hold of Alborov's head, controlling as best he can.
Alborov wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Alborov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Alborov slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alborov prevents White from improving his position.
White is trying to maintain the position but Alborov is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alborov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws a hook but Alborov avoids it easily.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alborov.
Alborov throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Alborov throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White jabs Alborov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alborov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Alborov tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alborov doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Nice defenses there by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White missing with a left hand there. Alborov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alborov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alborov on the side of the head.
Alborov checks a leg kick nicely.
Alborov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alborov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alborov looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White throws a leg kick which misses Alborov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alborov tries to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alborov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alborov. That did some damage!
White connects with a jab.
Alborov is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Alborov gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alborov lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alborov.
Alborov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alborov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White lands a left hand.
White lands a left hand.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alborov misses with some punches.
White tries a body shot but Alborov blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
White prevents a body shot from Alborov.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White blocks a body shot from Alborov.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alborov lands with a left to the head.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Alborov controls the action.
Nice body punch from White.
White lands with a right to the head.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alborov.
White works on Alborov's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alborov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irbek Alborov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White works on Alborov's body with a couple of short punches.
White lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alborovs head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Alborov.
Cruz White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alborov's elbow.
A short left from White.
Alborov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but White regains guard immediately.
Alborov is standing up over White. White looks to escape but Alborov dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White holding on.
White struggling a bit here.
Alborov scores with punches from side control.
White is trying to improve his position.
Alborov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Irbek Alborov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
White throws a body punch but Alborov moves out of range.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alborov to score with a decent uppercut.
Alborov misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alborov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White pushes Alborov away with a front kick.
Alborov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White throws a series of punches but Alborov avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swings for the body but Alborov moves out of range.
Alborov misses with a lunging right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses with a body kick.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alborov looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Cruz White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White gets caught flat footed, as Alborov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alborov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Alborov tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alborov with a body shot.
Alborov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
Alborov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alborov.
White trying to hold on to Alborov's head to control him but Alborov postures up.
Irbek Alborov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alborov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alborov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alborov.
White manages to get to full guard.
Alborov postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Alborov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White keeping moving, preventing Alborov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White working a defensive guard here.
White looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Alborov looking to pass the guard.
Alborov postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Alborov does no damage.
Alborov needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alborov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alborov throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Alborov 's knee.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alborov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
Alborov throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alborov slips a straight right by White.
Alborov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alborov ducks right into an uppercut from White.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alborov takes one on the button.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz White!
In his post fight interview, Cruz White started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Irbek Alborov was interviewed post fight and said 'Did I seriously just lose to a gay unicorn?'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brynjar wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Brynjar punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Brynjar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brynjar connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brynjar as he connects with a hook.
Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brynjar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brynjar counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Brynjar lands the left hand.
Silva throws a jab when Brynjar was well out of range.
Brynjar throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Brynjar tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Brynjar misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva trying to control the action but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brynjar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brynjar tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brynjar's head.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brynjar wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Brynjar's hands, connecting with Brynjar's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Brynjar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brynjar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brynjar is trying to get back to full guard.
Brynjar 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.
Silva is looking for a kimura but Brynjar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brynjar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brynjar is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brynjar to regain full guard.
Brynjar trying to control the position.
Silva trying to control but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brynjar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar controlling the position.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Brynjar has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brynjar is on top in guard.
Silva has his hands on Brynjar's head, controlling the position.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brynjar feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Brynjar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brynjar 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brynjar.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Nebojša Brynjar has been cut.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Brynjar.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Brynjar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva won't allow Brynjar to sweep him here.
Silva postures up in Brynjar's guard and throws a big left but Brynjar blocks it.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Brynjar.
Silva is in close to Brynjar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar is adopting a defensive guard.
Brynjar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Brynjar has wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Brynjar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brynjar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Brynjar has wrist control.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to control but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brynjar can do to turn this around?
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Brynjar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Brynjar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brynjar misses with a body kick.
Brynjar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brynjar scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a hook but Brynjar blocks it.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Brynjar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brynjar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brynjar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Brynjar, which made it look bad.
Brynjar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brynjar blocks a jab.
Brynjar thinks about the counter body kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brynjar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva looking to control but instead Brynjar has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Brynjar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kron Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nebojša Brynjar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva checks a low kick from Brynjar.
Brynjar is looking to land body kicks.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brynjar blocks a jab.
Brynjar connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brynjar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Brynjar scores with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Brynjar avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva moves away from the strike by Brynjar.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Brynjar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva scores with a takedown into Brynjar's guard.
Brynjar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to control but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brynjar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brynjar keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Brynjar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Brynjar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to control but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brynjar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brynjar works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Brynjar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kron Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva throws a jab when Brynjar was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brynjar. Brynjar obviously looking to wear him down.
Brynjar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva dives in and grabs Brynjar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brynjar pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Brynjar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Brynjar slips the punch.
Brynjar misses with a kick to the body.
Brynjar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brynjar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brynjar thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nebojša Brynjar just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Nebojša Brynjar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Brynjar's belly button to the back.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva slips a straight right by Brynjar.
Brynjar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Brynjar is just out of range.
A big left from Brynjar misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Brynjar missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brynjar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brynjar is not content to let Silva control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar defending against the ground and pound.
Silva throws an elbow but Brynjar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva trying to control the action but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
Brynjar tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brynjar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Brynjar struggling a bit here.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva cracks Brynjar with a big right hand but Brynjar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brynjar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva cracks Brynjar with a big right hand but Brynjar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brynjar wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brynjar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is nestled in close to Brynjar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brynjar defending well though.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brynjar is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Brynjar's hands, connecting with Brynjar's forehead.
Silva throwing shots but Brynjar is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brynjar keeps working.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brynjar has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brynjar because Silva loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Silva had his way with Nebojša Brynjar in that round.
The cut man is working on Nebojša Brynjar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brynjar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brynjar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Brynjar delivers a nice body kick.
Brynjar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brynjar tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brynjar parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brynjar to escape.
Brynjar defending against the ground and pound.
Kron Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Brynjar defends.
Silva trying to control the action but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Brynjar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brynjar parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brynjar to escape.
Brynjar defending against the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Brynjar is defending well.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brynjar keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brynjar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Brynjar!
Nebojša Brynjar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control.
Brynjar preventing the sweep.
Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Brynjar rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and Brynjar is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kron Silva!
Kron Silva retains his featherweight title!
Kron Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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