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Immortal - 6 - Balthazar v Wak PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaak Bronskiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunnollinen Tullimies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaak Bronskiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kunnollinen Tullimies!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tullimies avoids the head kick by Bronskiv.
Bronskiv misses with a takedown
and Tullimies counters with a right hand to the body.
Bronskiv with a poor takedown
and Tullimies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bronskiv thinking.
Bronskiv shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tullimies counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jaak Bronskiv has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaak Bronskiv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronskiv shoots and misses
and Tullimies counters with a crisp one two that drops Bronskiv! Tullimies thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bronskiv to his feet! Bronskiv is in big trouble!
Bronskiv is breathing heavily.
Tullimies cracks Bronskiv with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bronskiv falls to his knees and Tullimies doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kunnollinen Tullimies!
Kunnollinen Tullimies seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Mak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filip Mak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Doo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filip Mak!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mak misses with a double jab.
Doo wants to clinch.
Doo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mak circles away.
Doo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doo doesn't seem bothered though.
Doo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doo tries to clinch there but Mak circles away.
Doo tries to clinch up.
Doo wants to clinch up but Mak keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mak just misses with a punch to the body.
Doo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mak scores with a hook.
Doo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mak 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doo throws a head kick that misses
letting Mak counter with a right hand.
Doo throws a lazy head kick
and Mak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mak is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doo tries to clinch
and Mak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Doo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doo - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Doo .
Mak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doo tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mak throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Doo tenderised Mak's leg. Mak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mak blocks a head kick by Doo .
Mak lands a jab to the nose.
Mak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doo tries to move into range but Mak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mak missing with a left hand there. Doo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doo ducks right into an uppercut from Mak.
Mak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doo .
Doo connects with a leg kick. Mak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doo scores with a head kick. Mak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mak cracks Doo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doo 's head backwards.
Mak keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doo . That's going to slow Mak down.
Good exchange - Mak coming out on top.
Mak catches Doo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mak cracks Doo with an open hand slap.
Doo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doo is rocked!
It looks like John Doo has been cut.
Doo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mak circles away.
Oh Doo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Doo .
Doo seems to have got his legs back now.
Mak scores with a decent looking hook.
Mak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doo wants to clinch.
Doo wants to clinch.
Mak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Mak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doo 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Doo tries to clinch up
and Doo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Mak.
Mak tests Doo 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mak swats away the attempt to clinch by Doo .
Doo throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mak connects with a single shot there.
Doo throws a sloppy head kick and Mak moves out of range easily.
Filip Mak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mak misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from Mak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doo misses with a head kick.
Mak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mak jabs Doo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Mak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Mak catches Doo right on the button with a cross.
A head kick by Doo misses
and Mak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doo darts in trying to clinch
and Mak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mak lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doo tries to clinch up
and Mak counters with a stiff right hand.
Doo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Mak.
Doo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mak throws out a counter right but Doo avoids it with no problem.
Doo moves to clinch but Mak breaks away
and Mak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mak scores with a jab to the body.
Doo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mak swinging wildly here.
Mak throws a big shot that misses.
Doo is looking to counter the offense by Mak and move into the clinch.
Mak blocks a head kick by Doo .
Doo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doo tries to clinch but Mak is having none of it.
Doo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doo tries a head kick but it misses.
Doo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doo moves away.
Doo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mak jabs Doo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mak misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doo .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doo scoring well with a low kick there.
Doo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Doo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doo throws a head kick that misses.
Doo takes one to the chin there.
Mak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doo walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Mak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Doo 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Doo tries to close the distance and clinch but Mak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doo lands a high kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Doo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Doo tries to clinch up.
Mak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mak swats away the attempt to clinch by Doo .
Doo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mak lands with a shot to the body.
Mak throws a good cross that connects.
Mak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doo throws a sloppy head kick
and Mak counters with a two punch combo.
Doo fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mak swats away the attempt to clinch by Doo .
Doo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mak lands with a straight right. Doo didn't see that one coming.
Doo throws a sloppy head kick and Mak moves out of range easily.
Doo is looking to clinch but Mak is avoiding it.
Mak fails to land with a series of punches.
Mak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Mak.
Doo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doo throws a head kick that misses.
Doo connects with a leg kick. Mak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doo tries to clinch but Mak is having none of it.
Mak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doo walks into a straight right hand from Mak.
A punch combination from Mak misses.
Doo is looking to clinch but Mak is avoiding it.
Mak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mak.
Doo is looking to slow Mak down with leg kicks.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doo is looking to clinch but Mak is avoiding it.
Doo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mak fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doo on the side of the head.
Doo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mak gets tackled into the cage by Doo . Doo maintains the clinch.
Mak working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mak is trying to break the clinch but Doo has him pressed against the cage.
Doo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mak's efforts to push away.
Mak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mak is trying to break the clinch but Doo has him pressed against the cage.
Doo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mak's efforts to push away.
Doo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mak is trying to break the clinch but Doo has him pressed against the cage.
Mak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mak is trying to force a seperation but Doo has the dominant position.
Mak breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Mak coming out on top.
Doo tries to clinch but Mak is having none of it.
Doo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mak circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mak.
Mak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Doo .
Doo misses with a body shot.
Doo tries to clinch up.
Mak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Doo .
Mak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doo swings widly with a right hand
and Mak counters with a series of strikes. Doo will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mak blocks a leg kick.
John Doo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doo moves in looking to clinch but Mak pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Mak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mak 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Mak!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Campobello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Titanium ft. Sia and David Guetta. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Campobello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campobello loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Campobello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Campobello wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Campobello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Campobello gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campobello.
A short left from Lee.
Campobello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campobello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee is trying to push Campobello away but Campobello has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campobello misses with some punches.
Lee is leaning against Campobello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Campobello is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Campobello throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Campobello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campobello counters with a left to the body.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Campobello back into the cage.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campobello or not.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Campobello as the two fighters clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee tries a body shot but Campobello blocks it.
Campobello has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
Campobello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Campobello has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Campobello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a body punch.
Campobello prevents a body shot from Lee.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Campobello jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Campobello gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campobello.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Campobello in a clinch.
Campobello throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Campobello avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee looks to land a combination but Campobello avoids it well.
Campobello throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Campobello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campobello misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Campobello throws a head punch that misses.
Campobello goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Campobello tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campobello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee darts in and clinches Campobello up against the cage.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Campobello has him pressed against the cage.
Campobello looking to stall.
Campobello misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Campobello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Campobello is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Campobello keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Campobello controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campobello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campobello backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Campobello's shoulder, as Campobello tries to avoid the shot.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Campobello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Campobello on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Campobello slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Campobello is just out of range.
Alexander Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campobello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a series of punches but Campobello avoids them all with ease.
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!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Campobello.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Campobello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Campobello's sensitive parts.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campobello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Campobello tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Campobello controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campobello.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Alexander Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Campobello.
Alexander Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee thows a leg kick but Campobello checks it
and Campobello counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Campobello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Campobello backs up against the cage.
Campobello is rocked!
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campobello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Campobello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Campobello counters with a stiff right hand.
Campobello seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Campobello counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Campobello working aggressively here.
Campobello tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Campobello throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Lee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Campobello checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It looks like Campobello has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Campobello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Campobello misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Campobello blocks the leg kick.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lee and sends Campobello crashing to the mat! Lee follows him down to the mat - Campobello regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Campobello actively working from the bottom here.
Campobello trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Campobello is defending the position.
Lee throwing shots but Campobello is blocking nicely.
Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Campobello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campobello is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lee throws a strike but Campobello avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Campobello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Campobello to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campobello managing to control the position.
Campobello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Campobello is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Campobello keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to move into half guard but instead Campobello has managed to sweep!
Campobello pushes down on Lee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Campobello is controlling well.
Lee trying to hold on to Campobello's head to control him but Campobello postures up.
Campobello is trying for a kimura here. Lee looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Campobello wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Campobello!
Alexander Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit Happens'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukeva Tutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mancini told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukeva Tutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Mancini misses the target.
Mancini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutka was well out of range. Poor timing from Mancini.
Mancini throws a leg kick
and Tutka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tutka pushes Mancini up against the cage in a clinch.
Tutka stalls.
Mancini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mancini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tutka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mancini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mancini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mancini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tutka backwards.
Mancini working aggressively here.
Tutka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mancini up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tutka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini is trying to break free.
A short right from Tutka on the inside.
Tutka is leaning against Mancini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mancini is trying to break the clinch but Tutka is controlling him.
Tutka digs a right hand underneath Mancini's ribcage. Mancini let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Tutka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Tutka as the two fighters clinch.
Tutka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mancini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancini can't find room to land a body shot as Tutka controls the action.
Tutka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mancini misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tutka lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancini.
Tutka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mancini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tutka is keeping busy.
Tutka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mancini fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mancini is rocked!
Mancini is trying to break the clinch but Tutka has him pressed against the cage.
Mancini is still on wobbly legs! Can Tutka finish him?
Tutka lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Ray Mancini has been cut.
Tutka tries a body shot but Mancini blocks it.
Mancini misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tutka lands a nice uppercut.
Tutka lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mancini to his knees! Tutka keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukeva Tutka!
A relieved looking Lukeva Tutka 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raivo Kull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Conner (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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140 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raivo Kull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Conner!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kull.
Kull misses with a takedown attempt
and Conner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kull 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.
Conner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kull takes one to the chin there.
Conner slips under a jab from Kull.
Kull changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Conner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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.
Conner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Conner regains half guard.
Kull throwing shots but Conner is blocking nicely.
Kull scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Conner can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conner.
Kull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conner wants to stand and escape but Kull is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kull working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conner's head.
Kull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Conner has control of Kull's left arm, preventing Kull from doing any damage.
Kull won't allow Conner to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conner wants to sweep but no luck.
Kull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Conner wants to stand and escape but Kull is having none of it.
Kull really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Conner looking for a sweep. Not yet Conner, not yet.
Kull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Conner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Conner is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kull dives into side control.
Conner wants to control but Kull postures up.
Conner dodges the ground and pound from Kull.
Kull 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.
Kull lands some shots froms side control.
Conner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kull is controlling him well.
Conner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kull has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kull tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Kull crashes against the mat.
Conner tries to improve position but can't.
Kull trying to control the action but Conner is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kull working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Kull.
Conner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kull.
Conner sneaks back into half guard.
Conner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kull.
Kull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conner's head.
Conner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Conner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conner wants to stand but Kull is controlling the position.
Kull is looking to work some ground and pound but Conner has wrist control.
Kull postures up in Conner's guard and throws a big left but Conner blocks it.
Kull throws a big elbow that misses.
Conner pulls Kull in to control the position.
Kull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kull stops Conner from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kull trying to control the position from guard on top but Conner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kull stopping the sweep attempt from Conner.
Kull postures up in Conner's guard and throws a big left but Conner blocks it.
Kull wants to pass the guard but Conner is keeping the position.
Conner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kull manages to get himself to full guard.
Kull working for submissions but it's allowed Conner to get to half guard.
Kull gets full guard.
Kull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Conner is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raivo Kull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conner wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Conner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damien Conner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kull misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Conner misses.
Conner's coach down at Wreckshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Conner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Conner gets a clinch.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kull as Conner tries to tie him up.
Kull is trying to drag Conner to the mat but Conner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conner lands with a right to the head.
Conner lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conner is trying to maintain a safe position but Kull gets an underhook and turns Conner into the cage.
Kull tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Conner smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raivo Kull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kull is just out of range.
Kull scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kull throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kull throws a push kick but Conner slaps the foot to one side.
Kull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conner.
Kull dodges the punch combination from Conner.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kull throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
Conner clinches up with Kull and pushes him back against the cage.
Conner looking to slow down the pace here.
Kull is trying to pull guard but Conner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Conner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conner misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner stalling in the clinch.
Kull has a couple of punches blocked by Conner.
A body shot lands from Conner.
Kull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conner.
Conner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kulls head.
Kull jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conner walks away with a smile on his face. Kull gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conner throws a head kick that misses.
Conner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kull throws a nice looking combination but Conner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conner sprawls well. Conner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kull gets slowly back to his feet.
Kull misses with a kick to the body.
Kull sets himself, and Conner steps forward looking for the clinch! Kull avoids it this time.
Some wild striking there from Kull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Conner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Conner swats away the attempt to clinch by Kull.
Damien Conner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conner cracks Kull with a good jab.
Conner tries to land a front kick but Kull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kull wants to land a leg kick but Conner is out of range.
Conner tries to clinch but Kull is having none of it.
Kull dodges the punch combination from Conner.
Kull looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kull throws the left hand but Conner avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kull throws a hook but Conner blocks it.
Kull misses with a body kick.
Conner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kull with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Conner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kull slips under a jab from Conner.
Conner blocks a head kick by Kull.
Conner tries to counter with a clinch but Kull shakes him off and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Kull.
Kull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conner.
Conner wants to clinch
and Conner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner throws a right hand that Kull ducks under and follows up with a left that Kull also avoids with ease.
Raivo Kull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner clinches up with Kull and pushes him back against the cage.
Conner lands a left hand.
Kull is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Conner to keep the fight standing.
Kull successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Conner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Conner with a hook.
Kull lands a high kick!
Conner misses with a wild combination.
Conner tries to close the distance and clinch but Kull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kull lands an overhand right.
Kull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Conner.
Conner takes a swing at Kull's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Kull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kull just misses with a punch to the body.
Kull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Conner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conner avoids the head kick by Kull.
Nice uppercut there from Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conner.
A short right from Conner.
Conner gets underhooks to prevent Kull's takedown attempt.
Kull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kull on the inside.
Conner lands a nice shot to the body.
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kull has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Conner after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raivo Kull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Conner.
Conner lands a hook that snaps the head of Kull backwards.
Kull is rocked!
Conner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh Kull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kull swings wildly with an uppercut but Conner uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kull's brow.
Conner pushes Kull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Conner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a big right hand that drops Kull! The killer instinct kicks in and Conner finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Conner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Conner!
A victorious Damien Conner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fivefold – Broken. Simon Sutherland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sutherland misses with an uppercut
and Palmer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.
Sutherland is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
Sutherland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sutherland working hard to break the clinch.
Sutherland tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sutherland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sutherland has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Sutherland working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sutherland wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Sutherland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Sutherland takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Simon Sutherland has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutherland tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Sutherland shrugs off.
Sutherland takes an elbow to the temple.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Sutherland is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sutherland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Sutherland shrugs off.
That has opened up Simon Sutherland's cut even more.
Sutherland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sutherland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sutherland tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer gets through Sutherland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Sutherland working hard to break the clinch.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Sutherland's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sutherland can't break the clinch.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Palmer works on Sutherland's body with a couple of short punches.
Sutherland is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer gets through Sutherland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
Sutherland looks winded!
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sutherland is trying to break free.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmer gets through Sutherland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Sutherland's head.
Sutherland tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sutherland is rocked!
Palmer presses Sutherland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Sutherland is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
The cut above Simon Sutherland's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sutherland or not.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Palmer pushes Sutherland against the cage. Palmer is working some dirty boxing. Palmer pushes off with a quick right hook! Sutherland goes down! Sutherland tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Palmer moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Palmer!
Troy Palmer retains his bantamweight title!
Troy Palmer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Spencer (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dre Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gus Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Driver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Driver tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer 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.
Spencer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Driver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Driver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Driver catches Spencer right on the button with a cross.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Driver.
Dre Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Driver.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spencer.
Driver is rocked!
Spencer grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Driver takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Spencer cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gus Spencer!
Gus Spencer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 200$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arran Balthazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Wakahisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arran Balthazar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryuu Wakahisa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balthazar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wakahisa.
Wakahisa blocks an uppercut.
Wakahisa tries a knee to the head but Balthazar blocks it.
Balthazar avoiding damage as Wakahisa throws knees to the body.
Wakahisa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balthazar avoids it.
Wakahisa tries a knee to the head but Balthazar blocks it.
Wakahisa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wakahisa misses with an elbow over the top.
Wakahisa pushes off an throws an elbow but Balthazar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Balthazar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wakahisa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wakahisa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wakahisa tries to land knees in the clinch but Balthazar avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balthazar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wakahisa's brow.
Wakahisa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balthazar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wakahisa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balthazar's brow.
Balthazar misses with a body punch.
Wakahisa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balthazar is defending well for now.
Balthazar lands a nice elbow.
Balthazar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wakahisa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Balthazar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wakahisa can turn it around.
Balthazar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balthazar tries to throw a body punch but Wakahisa avoids it by throwing Balthazar back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakahisa prevents a body shot from Balthazar.
Balthazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balthazar tries to work over Wakahisa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wakahisa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balthazar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Balthazar.
Wakahisa misses with an elbow over the top.
Wakahisa misses with an elbow strike.
Balthazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balthazar lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Balthazar.
Balthazar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wakahisa looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Balthazar.
A short right from Balthazar on the inside.
Balthazar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wakahisa backwards.
Balthazar misses with a punch to the body.
Balthazar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balthazar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wakahisa backwards.
Wakahisa takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balthazar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wakahisa is rocked!
Balthazar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wakahisa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balthazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balthazar tries to work over Wakahisa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balthazar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wakahisa is still on wobbly legs! Can Balthazar finish him?
Balthazar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Balthazar.
Balthazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balthazar lands a body punch.
Balthazar cracks Wakahisa with a nice body shot.
Balthazar lands with a left to the head.
Balthazar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balthazar cracks Wakahisa with a nice body shot.
Balthazar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Balthazar on the inside.
Nice body punch from Balthazar.
Balthazar pushes Wakahisa against the cage. Balthazar is working some dirty boxing. Balthazar pushes off with a quick right hook! Wakahisa goes down! Wakahisa tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Balthazar moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arran Balthazar!
Arran Balthazar is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Arran Balthazar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Ryuu Wakahisa spoke after the fight, saying 'Cortez you had me tonight with those punches!! Looking for a rematch soon!!'.
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