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UPG 18: Assualt PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misho Mahmorluka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Halilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Misho Mahmorluka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misho Mahmorluka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Halilovic!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahmorluka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halilovic counters with a shoot takedown. Mahmorluka fights it but they end up in guard.
Halilovic postures up.
Mahmorluka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Halilovic throws an elbow that misses. Mahmorluka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Halilovic's guard. Nice move by Mahmorluka!
Mahmorluka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mahmorluka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Halilovic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mahmorluka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahmorluka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mahmorluka is working Halilovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mahmorluka works over Halilovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Halilovic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Halilovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahmorluka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mahmorluka trying to control but Halilovic is working from the bottom.
Halilovic lands a decent shot there.
Mahmorluka throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahmorluka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahmorluka working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmorluka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mahmorluka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halilovic is proving hard to escape from.
Mahmorluka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halilovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mahmorluka trying to control the position from guard on top but Halilovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halilovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mahmorluka pushes Halilovic off looking to stand but Halilovic dives back in and keeps control.
Halilovic throwing shots but Mahmorluka is blocking nicely.
Mahmorluka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halilovic.
Mahmorluka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mahmorluka's coaches at The Coffee Shop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mahmorluka is trying to stand up here but Halilovic is controlling him well.
Halilovic throwing shots but Mahmorluka is blocking nicely.
Mahmorluka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Halilovic is working away from the top position though.
Mahmorluka 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Halilovic there.
Halilovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mahmorluka has one foot on Halilovic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Halilovic rushes Mahmorluka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Halilovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahmorluka is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmorluka gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mahmorluka connects with a nice short shot to Halilovic's temple.
Halilovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Halilovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mahmorluka is controlling the pace.
Halilovic scores with a few weak punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halilovic is looking for a sweep. Mahmorluka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halilovic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mahmorluka blocks the strikes from Halilovic.
Mahmorluka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Halilovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mahmorluka trying to control the action but Halilovic is working from the bottom.
Mahmorluka lands strikes from half guard.
Mahmorluka is trying to control. Halilovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Halilovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Halilovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Mahmorluka.
Halilovic is looking to improve his position.
Halilovic is still trying to improve position.
Mahmorluka is working for a kimura but Halilovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Mahmorluka prevents Halilovic from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halilovic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mahmorluka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Halilovic tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Halilovic wants to improve his position but Mahmorluka is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mahmorluka connects with a nice short shot to Halilovic's temple.
Halilovic landing rabbit punches to the side of Mahmorluka's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Mahmorluka lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halilovic strikes from the bottom but Mahmorluka passes into mount!
Mahmorluka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mahmorluka landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halilovic is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misho Mahmorluka 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.
Mahmorluka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mahmorluka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Halilovic throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Halilovic is looking to reverse the position.
Mahmorluka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mahmorluka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Halilovic striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Halilovic tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halilovic is not content to let Mahmorluka control the position.
Halilovic is looking to reverse the position.
Halilovic tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Halilovic is not content to let Mahmorluka control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halilovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Halilovic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Mahmorluka in side control lands a decent elbow.
Halilovic is looking to reverse the position.
Mahmorluka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halilovic can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Mahmorluka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mahmorluka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Halilovic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mahmorluka looks to land a left hand but Halilovic moved out of range nicely.
Mahmorluka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahmorluka shoots in and gets a takedown into Halilovic's guard.
Mahmorluka stopping the sweep attempt from Halilovic.
Halilovic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Halilovic lands a decent shot there.
Mahmorluka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halilovic's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halilovic 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.
Mahmorluka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mahmorluka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Halilovic punching to the body, from the bottom.
Halilovic throws a couple of heel strikes.
Halilovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Halilovic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Halilovic wants to sweep here but Mahmorluka controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halilovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahmorluka.
Halilovic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mahmorluka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mahmorluka preventing the sweep.
Mahmorluka connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mahmorluka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Halilovic keeping moving, preventing Mahmorluka from controlling successfully.
Halilovic has momentary wrist control but Mahmorluka slips an elbow through the middle.
Mahmorluka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mahmorluka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mahmorluka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mahmorluka trying to control but Halilovic is working from the bottom.
Halilovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mahmorluka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halilovic lands a decent shot there.
Mahmorluka trying to control the position from guard on top but Halilovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmorluka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halilovic's head.
Mahmorluka slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Halilovic.
Mahmorluka seems to be working for a kimura but Halilovic defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halilovic punching from the bottom.
Halilovic is looking for a sweep. Mahmorluka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahmorluka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mahmorluka is looking to advance position but Halilovic won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misho Mahmorluka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Mahmorluka.
Mahmorluka shoots in and bounces Halilovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Halilovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Halilovic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Halilovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mahmorluka's head.
Halilovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mahmorluka's head.
Mahmorluka has momentary wrist control but Halilovic slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like Misho Mahmorluka has been cut.
Mahmorluka looking to control.
Halilovic lands a couple of digs.
Halilovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mahmorluka's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halilovic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halilovic lands a couple of elbows.
Halilovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Mahmorluka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Halilovic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Misho Mahmorluka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Misho Mahmorluka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mirko Halilovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Aaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Button (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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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank Aaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Button!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Button avoids the head kick by Aaron.
Button has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aaron is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Button moves into the clinch.
Aaron wants to break free but Button has control.
Aaron is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Button takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Aaron wants to break the clinch but can't.
Button breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Button moves into range and clinches up with Aaron.
Button pushes Aaron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aaron is trying to break the clinch but Button has him pressed against the cage.
Button dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Button manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaron lands a nice hook to Button's body. Button takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Button shoots for a double leg takedown but Aaron sprawls well. He's pushed Button's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Aaron.
Aaron leaves Button with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aaron is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Button tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aaron is looking to break free of the clinch but Button has double underhooks.
Button lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Button breaks the clinch.
Aaron misses with the combination.
Hank Aaron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Button throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Button is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Button closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button is looking to clinch.
Aaron appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aaron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aaron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aaron lands with a right hand.
It looks like Charlie Button has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Button dives in for a single leg takedown but Aaron sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aaron looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hank Aaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Button.
Aaron keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aaron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Button takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aaron swings for the body but Button moves out of range.
Button blocks a head kick by Aaron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Button avoids a kick to the body.
Button doesn't manage to clinch there - Aaron circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Button looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aaron.
Aaron lands a left and a right that send Button crashing to the mat, dazed. Aaron thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aaron.
Button looks winded!
Aaron digs a good hook to Button's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aaron explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aaron throws a body punch but Button moves out of range.
Aaron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aaron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aaron connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Button tries to close the distance and clinch but Aaron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charlie Button seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aaron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Button throws a counter combo.
Button looks for a takedown but Aaron sprawls well.
Aaron slaps away a takedown attempt from Button, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Button tries to clinch there but Aaron circles away.
Aaron throws a body punch but Button moves out of range.
And Button tries to counter it with a takedown but Aaron pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aaron tries to land a leg kick but Button saw it coming and moves away.
Button 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.
Aaron gets tackled into the cage by Button. Button maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Aaron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Button's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Button avoids the body shot from Aaron.
Horrible takedown attempt by Button or perhaps it was just good defense by Aaron, which made it look bad.
Aaron avoids the head kick by Button.
Aaron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Button can do to turn this around?
Button clinches up with Aaron and pushes him back against the cage.
Aaron can't break the clinch.
A short right from Button on the inside.
A short right from Aaron on the inside.
Button using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aaron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aaron is trying to push Button away but Button has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Button escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aaron is looking to land body kicks.
Button is looking to clinch but Aaron is avoiding it.
Button avoids the body shot from Aaron.
Button is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aaron appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aaron blocks a head kick by Button.
Button tries to clinch but Aaron is having none of it.
Button closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aaron circles away.
Button tries to clinch
and Aaron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aaron leaves Button with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aaron is looking to counter punch.
Hank Aaron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Button.
Aaron cracks Button with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Button looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Aaron finish him?
Button is rocked!
That has opened up Charlie Button's cut even more.
Button is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Aaron Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Button is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hank Aaron!
A very excited looking Hank Aaron made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Charlie Button stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was hungryyyyyyyyyy'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozar's entrance music is z Buta Wjeżdzam. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
30 - 12 - 3 |
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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
21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozar shoots in but Kolloo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pozar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kolloo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kolloo. That's going to slow Pozar down.
Kolloo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kolloo misses with a low kick as Pozar jumps back.
Pozar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kolloo pushes Pozar away with a front kick.
Pozar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pozar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pozar shoots in for a takedown but Kolloo shows good takedown defense.
Kolloo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pozars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pozar misses with a takedown attempt - Kolloo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kolloo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pozar Pozar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolloo throws a wild body kick that Pozar sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar dives in and grabs Kolloo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kolloo pushes down on Pozar's head and hops out.
Kolloo throws a shot to the body.
Kolloo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pozar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A left and a right from Kolloo both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Pozar Pozar has been cut.
Kolloo looks to land a combination but Pozar avoids it well.
Pozar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaakko Kolloo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kolloo lands a lovely overhand right.
Kolloo scores with a sloppy right hand. Pozar should have avoided that one.
Kolloo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pozar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pozar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pozar lands in his opponent's guard.
Pozar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kolloo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kolloo has escaped and now he's on top!
Kolloo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pozar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kolloo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pozar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kolloo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is trying to keep Kolloo in close.
Kolloo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kolloo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pozar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kolloo defends it easily.
Kolloo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pozar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kolloo wants to control from the top but Pozar keeps moving.
Pozar controls Kolloo momentarily but Kolloo frees himself.
That's four 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.
Pozar is looking for a triangle but Kolloo pushes his legs off easily.
Pozar is looking for a triangle but Kolloo pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kolloo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kolloo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pozar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kolloo has managed to get both his arms back between Pozar's legs - danger averted.
Kolloo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kolloo wants to pass the guard but Pozar is keeping the position.
Pozar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kolloo defends well.
Kolloo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Kolloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pozar Pozar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kolloo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pozar if he has to take too many more of those.
Pozar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pozar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kolloo to the mat! Kolloo manages to get full guard.
Pozar prevents Kolloo from getting back to his feet.
Kolloo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolloo, not yet.
Pozar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kolloo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pozar won't allow Kolloo to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolloo is pulling down on Pozar's head to control his posture.
Pozar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pozar is looking to work some ground and pound but Kolloo has wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pozar throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar is pushing down on Kolloo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kolloo is fighting to maintain full guard but Pozar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pozar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kolloo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pozar.
Pozar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kolloo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kolloo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pozar throwing shots but Kolloo is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pozar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kolloo keeps working.
Pozar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kolloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pozar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pozar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kolloo sees it coming and defends easily.
Kolloo pushes Pozar off looking to stand but Pozar dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jaakko Kolloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kolloo scores with a leg kick.
Kolloo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kolloo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pozar.
Pozar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolloo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kolloo tries to land a front kick but Pozar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pozar fails with a takedown attempt.
Pozar shoots in but Kolloo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kolloo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pozar Pozar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kolloo, right into the meat.
Kolloo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pozar.
Kolloo thumps Pozar with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar misses with a takedown attempt
and Kolloo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kolloo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pozar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kolloo lands a nice hook to Pozar's body. Pozar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Kolloo as he connects with a hook.
Kolloo scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pozar misses with a takedown attempt
and Kolloo counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Kolloo.
Pozar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kolloo.
Kolloo lands with a nice body punch.
Kolloo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kolloo tests Pozar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pozar is rocked!
Kolloo thuds a left hand into Pozar's body.
Oh Pozar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pozar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kolloo fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Pozar to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Pozar looks to clinch but Kolloo throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Pozar taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jaakko Kolloo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jaakko Kolloo waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Pozar Pozar had this to say: 'Thanks my sponsors and all my fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coach Comstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
38 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coach Comstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Comstock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Comstock misses.
Jacques Cousteau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comstock feints and then cracks Cousteau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cousteau down.
Cousteau tries a low kick but Comstock avoids it.
Comstock 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.
Comstock lands with a kick to the temple. Cousteau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cousteau is looking to clinch.
It looked like Comstock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Comstock feints and then cracks Cousteau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cousteau down.
A big left from Comstock misses.
Cousteau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cousteau moves in looking to clinch but Comstock pushes him off.
Comstock connects with an inside leg kick.
Cousteau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Comstock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cousteau - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cousteau drives through and clinches with Comstock against the cage.
Comstock has Cousteau pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau throws a punch but it's blocked by Comstock.
Cousteau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cousteau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Comstock misses with a body punch.
Cousteau misses with a body punch.
Cousteau is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Comstock is defending well.
Cousteau can't find room to land a body shot as Comstock controls the action.
Cousteau tries to pull guard but Comstock holds him up against the cage and eventually Cousteau drops back down to his feet.
Cousteau is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cousteau pushes Comstock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Coach Comstock has been cut.
Comstock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Comstock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cousteau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Comstock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cousteaus head.
Comstock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Comstock.
Comstock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cousteau breaks the clinch.
Comstock throws a looping overhand right but Cousteau ducks down to avoid it.
Cousteau is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comstock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Comstock wants it to stay on the feet.
Coach Comstock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.
Cousteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Comstock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Comstock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cousteau checks it well.
Comstock scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cousteau ducks under a wild hook from Comstock.
Comstock blocks a head kick by Cousteau.
Cousteau moves away from the strike by Comstock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comstock wants to land a leg kick but Cousteau is out of range.
Comstock takes a swing at Cousteau's ribcage but misses.
Comstock feints a jab promting Cousteau to slip. Comstock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cousteau slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cousteau stuns Comstock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cousteau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Cousteau looks to move away, Comstock throws a big counter combo but Cousteau just gets out of the way.
Cousteau throws a body shot but no joy.
Comstock thinks about countering with a body kick.
Comstock throws a head kick but Cousteau moves out of range.
Cousteau wants to counter the offense by Comstock and move into the clinch position.
Cousteau is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Cousteau misses.
Cousteau closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Cousteau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cousteau.
Cousteau missing with knees to the body.
Cousteau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Comstock is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Comstock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Comstock stalling against the cage.
Comstock manages to break the clinch.
Cousteau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cousteau lands a nice shot to the body.
Comstock with a hook.
Cousteau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good standup being displayed there by Comstock as he connects with a hook.
Crunch! Cousteau slams his shin into Comstock's torso.
Comstock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Comstock misses.
Comstock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cousteau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice sprawl there from Comstock as Cousteau shoots in.
Cousteau lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coach Comstock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coach Comstock'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.
Cousteau has managed to clinch.
Cousteau is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Comstock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Comstock avoiding damage as Cousteau throws knees to the body.
Comstock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Comstock stalling the fight.
Cousteau tries a knee to the head but Comstock blocks it.
Cousteau tries to throw a body punch but Comstock avoids it by throwing Cousteau back against the cage.
Cousteau has clasped his hands together around Comstock's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Comstock bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Comstock lunges at Cousteau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cousteau's hand.
Cousteau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Comstock finds it's way round the side to connect with Cousteau's head.
Comstock lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Comstock.
Cousteau shoots in but Comstock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comstock slips a jab from Cousteau.
Cousteau throws a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Comstock, right into the meat.
Comstock keeps Cousteau at a distance using the push kick.
Comstock scores with a nice right hand.
Comstock works over Cousteau's head and body with a nice combination.
Cousteau is rocked!
Comstock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cousteau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cousteau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cousteau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Comstock rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Cousteau blocks the low kick.
A punch combination from Cousteau misses.
Comstock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cousteau can do to turn this around?
Comstock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cousteau has managed to clinch.
Cousteau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Comstock misses with a punch to the body.
Cousteau tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Comstock smiles and moves away.
Coach Comstock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A low kick from Cousteau misses
and Comstock counters with an outside leg kick.
Cousteau throws a hook but Comstock avoids it easily.
Comstock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Comstock misses.
Comstock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cousteau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Comstock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cousteau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Comstock.
Comstock looks to throw the jab but Cousteau is out of range.
Comstock avoids the head kick by Cousteau.
Cousteau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Comstock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Comstock.
Cousteau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Comstock counters with a stiff right hand.
Coach Comstock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comstock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cousteau lands with an uppercut that bounces Comstock off the cage and back into range.
Cousteau takes the fight into the clinch.
Cousteau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Comstock stalls.
Cousteau tries a body shot but Comstock blocks it.
Cousteau struggles to land a body shot inside as Comstock controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Comstock.
A body shot lands from Cousteau.
Cousteau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Comstock.
Cousteau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Comstock's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Comstock.
Cousteau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Comstock's elbow.
Comstock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cousteau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Cousteau as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Comstock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cousteau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Comstock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cousteau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cousteau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Comstock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Comstock takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comstock lands with a hook. Cousteau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cousteau misses with a straight left.
Cousteau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coach Comstock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Coach Comstock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Comstock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cousteau tries to score with a low kick but Comstock moves his leg out of the way.
Comstock connects with an inside leg kick.
Comstock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cousteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Comstock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Cousteau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Comstock as he jumps to the side.
Comstock throws a leg kick but Cousteau sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cousteau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cousteau looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Comstock is fending him off so far but Cousteau persists. Nope, Comstock circles away and we're back to standing.
Cousteau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Comstock throws a series of punches but Cousteau avoids them all with ease.
Cousteau throws a shot from downtown. Comstock moves away and avoids it.
Comstock connects with a leg kick. Cousteau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Comstock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comstock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cousteau.
Coach Comstock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.
Cousteau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Comstock counters with an outside leg kick.
Cousteau wants to clinch
and Comstock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cousteau tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Comstock.
Cousteau throws a body punch but Comstock moves out of range.
Comstock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Comstock.
Comstock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Comstock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cousteau throws a wild body kick that Comstock sees coming a mile off.
Comstock ducks under a wild hook from Cousteau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau gets a double leg takedown into Comstock's guard.
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!
Comstock seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Comstock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cousteau content to stall in guard here.
Comstock controls Cousteau momentarily but Cousteau frees himself.
Comstock keeping moving, preventing Cousteau from controlling successfully.
Cousteau looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comstock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cousteau's guard.
Cousteau looking to control but Comstock passes into half guard.
Comstock trying to control the pace.
Comstock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cousteau defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Comstock connects with a nice short shot to Cousteau's temple.
Comstock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cousteau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau gets back to full guard.
Comstock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacques Cousteau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cousteau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Comstock landing some decent shots from guard.
Cousteau has his foot on Comstock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Comstock works his way back into a safe position though.
Comstock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cousteau is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cousteau is keen to just control but Comstock is a slippery customer.
Comstock is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coach Comstock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Comstock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coach Comstock!
Coach Comstock 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luca has chosen Filthy Luca Greeting as his entrance music. Johnny Luca acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Risley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Luca!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Risley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luca.
Luca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Risley is out of range.
Risley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Risley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Risley moves out of range as Luca strikes.
Luca jabs Risley right on the nose. Risley blinks but takes it well.
Luca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Risley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luca scrambles back to his feet.
Risley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Risley scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Luca misses
and Risley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Luca misses with a hook.
Risley throws the left hand but Luca avoids the punch easily.
Luca misses with a hook
and Risley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Luca misses.
Luca checks a leg kick nicely.
Risley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Luca blocks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Risley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Risley.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Risley moves away and avoids it.
Risley looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Luca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luca moves away from the strike by Risley.
Risley misses with a head kick.
Luca swings widly with a right hand
and Risley counters with a stiff right hand.
Luca throws a sloppy head kick and Risley moves out of range easily.
Risley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Luca. Those never looked like landing.
Luca throws a head kick that misses
and Risley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Luca's guard.
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!
Risley trying to control the position from guard on top but Luca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luca has momentary wrist control but Risley slips an elbow through the middle.
Risley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luca's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luca keeping moving, preventing Risley from controlling successfully.
Risley throwing strikes but missing.
Luca wants to sweep but no luck.
Risley postures up in Luca's guard and throws a big left but Luca blocks it.
Risley 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.
Risley trying to control the position from guard on top but Luca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Risley preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley trying to control but Luca is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luca looking for a sweep. Not yet Luca, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Risley catches Luca with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Risley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luca takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Risley lands a body shot.
Risley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Risley misses with a looping left.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Risley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Luca sprawls and moves away.
Luca wants to slow Risley down by chopping away at his legs.
Luca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Risley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Risley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luca.
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!
Luca wants to land a leg kick but Risley is out of range.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Risley blocks a jab.
Risley tries to counter with a takedown but Luca is quick to defend against it.
Luca misses with a leg kick
enabling Risley to counter with a crisp jab.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Luca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Risley.
Luca throws out a leg kick but Risley moves out of range and Luca only half commits.
Risley attempts a counter takedown but Luca avoids it well and moves away.
Luca misses with a low kick.
Luca misses with a head kick.
Luca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Risley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luca wants to slow Risley down by chopping away at his legs.
Luca looks to land a combination but Risley avoids it well.
It looks like Risley has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Risley blocks a low kick nicely.
Risley thuds his right hand into Luca's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Luca throws a leg kick but Risley sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Risley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luca connects with a solid leg kick.
Risley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Risley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luca moves away.
Risley motions for Luca to come forward. Risley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Risley checks the leg kick.
Luca misses with a looping left.
Risley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luca is looking to chop away at Risley's legs.
Risley throws a shot to the body.
Luca tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Risley lands with a right hand.
Risley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnny Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joe Risley is winning the standup battle so far.
Luca checks a low kick from Risley.
Luca ducks under a wild hook from Risley.
Luca throws a big counter head kick but Risley avoids it with no problem.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Risley just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luca moves away from the strike by Risley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luca is out of range.
Risley misses the shot to the body.
Luca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Risley tries to counter with a takedown but Luca is quick to defend against it.
Risley slips a jab from Luca.
Risley scores with a leg kick.
Risley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luca can do to turn this around?
Risley misses with a wild body shot.
Luca throws a half hearted mid kick.
Luca misses with a jab to the body
letting Risley counter with a right hand.
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luca misses with a body kick.
Luca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Risley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Risley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Risley avoids the head kick by Luca.
Risley tries to counter with a takedown but Luca is quick to defend against it.
Luca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Risley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Luca.
Luca throws a head kick that half lands.
Risley throws a body punch but Luca moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Risley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luca misses with a left hand
and Luca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luca tries to work over Risley's front leg with a kick but Risley checks it.
Luca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Risley ducks under a wild hook from Luca.
Luca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Risley finds it's way round the side to connect with Luca's head.
A low kick from Luca misses
and Luca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Risley misses with a straight right.
Luca scores with a spinning back kick!
Luca throws the kick towards the body but Risley avoids it.
Luca checks a low kick from Risley.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Luca.
A nice inside leg kick there by Risley. That's going to slow Luca down.
Luca misses with a few strikes there.
Risley throws a leg kick but Luca sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca needs to keep his hands up - Risley had a free shot at his head there.
Risley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luca pushes Risley away with a front kick.
Luca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Risley tried to counter with a leg kick but Luca avoided it.
Risley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luca's head.
Luca blocks a low kick nicely.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Luca throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Risley attempts a counter takedown but Luca avoids it well and moves away.
Risley throws a jab when Luca was well out of range.
Risley ducks under a wild hook from Luca.
Luca is looking to chop away at Risley's legs.
A big right from Luca misses.
Risley swings for the body but Luca moves out of range.
Luca throws a chopping leg kick but Risley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Risley's calf.
Risley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Luca misses.
Risley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luca misses with a low kick.
Risley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Risley lands a leg kick that knocks Luca off balance momentarily.
Risley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luca.
Luca throws a leg kick that misses.
Luca checks a low kick from Risley.
Luca was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Risley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luca misses with a right hand
and Risley counters with a stiff right hand.
Risley ducks right into an uppercut from Luca.
Luca throws a shot from downtown. Risley moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luca throws a jab but it's blocked by Risley.
Risley moves forwards but Luca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luca misses with a head kick.
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 Joe Risley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Risley swings for the body but Luca moves out of range.
Luca avoids the head kick by Risley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Risley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Risley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luca. That one must have hurt.
Risley throws a head kick that misses.
Luca swings for the body but Risley moves out of range.
Risley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Risley scores with a jab. Luca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Luca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Risley checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Risley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Luca misses the target.
Risley is looking to counter punch.
Luca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Risley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Risley takes a swing at Luca's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luca checks a leg kick.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Risley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley clobbers Luca with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luca misses with a leg kick
and Risley counters with a stiff right hand.
Luca throws a leg kick that is checked
and Risley counters with a straight right hand.
Luca misses with a low kick as Risley jumps back.
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Risley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Luca's sensitive parts.
Risley digs a good hook to Luca's body.
Luca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Risley lands a nice shot that snaps Luca's head back.
Risley connects with a body shot.
Luca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Risley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luca checks a leg kick nicely.
Luca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Risley.
Luca throws a low kick but it's checked well by Risley.
Luca tries to work over Risley's front leg with a kick but Risley checks it.
Risley defending well as Luca loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley cracks Luca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luca moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luca lands a leg kick that knocks Risley off balance momentarily.
Luca blocks a head kick by Risley.
Luca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Risley lands a right hook to the body.
Risley throws out a powerful jab.
Luca lands a head kick. Risley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnny Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luca misses with a lunging right hand
and Risley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luca is looking for a sweep. Risley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Risley thows a huge punch but Luca dodges it nicely.
Risley is trying to control the action in half guard but Luca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Risley tries to pass to full mount but Luca defends it.
Risley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca wants to control but Risley is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Luca trying to get back to full guard but Risley takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Luca prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Risley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley lands with some strikes.
Luca is looking to get to half guard.
Risley content just to control the position here.
Risley wants to control the pace but Luca is squirming around nicely.
Risley dominating with strikes here.
Luca tries to reverse the position but Risley maintains control.
Risley controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Risley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Risley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Risley!
A relieved looking Joe Risley 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruzinsky has chosen Россия as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
11 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Gruzinsky.
Pick tries to counter with a takedown but Gruzinsky is quick to defend against it.
Pick tries to clinch there but Gruzinsky circles away.
Pick throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruzinsky misses the target.
Pick jabs at Gruzinsky's body.
Gruzinsky scores with a spinning back kick!
Pick tries to clinch but Gruzinsky is having none of it.
A head kick from Gruzinsky lands but Pick takes it in his stride.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky misses the shot to the body.
Pick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gruzinsky's calf.
A low kick from Pick is predictable there
and Pick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pick closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pick trying to land knees to the body.
Gruzinsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruzinsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pick staying out of range there.
Gruzinsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pick doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruzinsky lands a really nice looking cross but Pick seems unphased.
Gruzinsky lands a lovely overhand right.
Pick looks to land a right hand but Gruzinsky moved out of range.
Gruzinsky thumps Pick with a low kick.
Gruzinsky tests Pick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve Pick's cut is getting worse.
Pick misses with a hook.
Gruzinsky connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gruzinsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gruzinsky is looking for the big counter here.
Gruzinsky throws a body punch but Pick moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gruzinsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gruzinsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the side of Pick's head but Pick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No luck for Pick with that takedown attempt.
Gruzinsky connects with a jab.
Gruzinsky blocks a leg kick.
Gruzinsky shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pick does it's job there.
It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Pick misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Gruzinsky.
Roman Gruzinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pick checks a low kick from Gruzinsky.
Jab from Gruzinsky.
Steve Pick's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gruzinsky swings for the body but Pick moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gruzinsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pick doesn't seem phased though.
Pick wants to clinch.
Gruzinsky appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzinsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzinsky looks to land a right hand but Pick moved out of range.
Pick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky checks a leg kick.
Pick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gruzinsky connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruzinsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gruzinsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Pick's head.
Pick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gruzinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gruzinsky throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Gruzinsky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pick moves out of range of the strikes.
Pick throws an off balance right hand
and Gruzinsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzinsky takes a swing at Pick's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Pick misses.
A leg kick checked by Pick.
Pick has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruzinsky lands a shoulder strike.
Gruzinsky pushes Pick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruzinsky.
A short left from Pick.
A head punch on the inside from Gruzinsky fails to land.
Gruzinsky tries to break free but Pick pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick scores with a shoulder strike.
Gruzinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruzinsky misses with a knee to the head.
Pick blocks a body shot from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Gruzinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pick lands with a right to the head.
Gruzinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pick's elbow.
Pick lands a right hand.
Pick throws a head punch that misses.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gruzinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Pick.
Pick missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Pick.
Steve Pick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pick misses with some punches.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gruzinsky's defenses.
Gruzinsky lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gruzinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, Steve Pick's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gruzinsky blocks an uppercut.
Pick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick misses with some punches.
Gruzinsky tries a body shot but Pick blocks it.
Gruzinsky manages to break the clinch.
Pick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pick lands with a nice body punch.
Gruzinsky throws a hook to the side of Pick's head but Pick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pick throws a head kick that misses.
Gruzinsky throws a looping overhand right but Pick ducks down to avoid it.
Gruzinsky throws a leg kick but Pick checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pick misses.
Gruzinsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pick throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzinsky moves out of range easily.
Gruzinsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pick misses with a low kick as Gruzinsky jumps back.
Gruzinsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gruzinsky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pick scrambles back to his feet.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Pick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Gruzinsky!
Roman Gruzinsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, VG Beloff!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun scores with a nice head shot.
Beloff tries to clinch but Koltun is having none of it.
Beloff moves into range and clinches up with Koltun.
Beloff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Beloff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koltun can't break the clinch.
Koltun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Beloff.
Koltun has had enough of the clinch but Beloff keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Beloff fails to land.
Koltun is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Koltun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beloff lands with a left to the head.
Beloff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beloff misses with a body punch.
Koltun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beloff has him pressed against the cage.
Koltun wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koltun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koltun dodges the punch combination from Beloff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a left hand
and Beloff counters with a right hand to the body.
Beloff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Koltun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Koltun's head coaches at The House of Tito that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koltun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beloff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koltun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beloff moves into the clinch.
Koltun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beloff has him pressed against the cage.
Beloff keeps control of Koltun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beloff leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Koltun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beloff has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koltun seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Beloff can turn it around.
Beloff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koltun blocks an uppercut.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun prevents a body shot from Beloff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloff has Koltun pressed against the cage, preventing Koltun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beloff throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun is trying to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling him.
Koltun breaks the clinch.
Koltun throws a hook but Beloff blocks it.
Beloff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koltun, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Beloff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beloff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koltun is looking to break free of the clinch but Beloff has double underhooks.
Beloff controlling the action here for a moment.
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koltun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beloff throws a punch but it's blocked by Koltun.
Koltun blocks a body shot from Beloff.
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koltun prevents a body shot from Beloff.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Koltun working hard to break the clinch.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koltun breaks from the clinch.
Koltun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beloff misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Beloff.
Koltun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beloff moves into the clinch.
Koltun working hard to break the clinch.
Koltun working hard to break the clinch.
Beloff throws a head punch that misses.
Beloff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beloff misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beloff.
Koltun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koltun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beloff is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koltun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beloff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koltun to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beloff. Koltun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beloff pushes Koltun up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Beloff.
Koltun is trying to force a seperation but Beloff has the dominant position.
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Beloff.
Beloff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beloff has Koltun pressed against the cage, preventing Koltun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beloff presses Koltun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VG Beloff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Koltun'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.
A jab from Beloff misses.
Beloff ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Beloff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beloff instigates a clinch.
Beloff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beloff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beloff lands a left hand.
Koltun is rocked!
Beloff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Koltun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beloff misses with the head strike.
Koltun tries to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling the position.
Beloff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koltun's efforts to push away.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beloff has a couple of punches blocked by Koltun.
Koltun wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beloff has him pressed against the cage.
Beloff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beloff working aggressively here.
Koltun seems to have got his legs back now.
Beloff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beloff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koltuns head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun wants to get back to striking at distance but Beloff won't allow it.
Beloff working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
Beloff works on Koltun's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koltun slips a jab and a cross from Beloff.
The fighters circling - Koltun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koltun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beloff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beloff tries to clinch up.
Kamil Koltun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beloff tries to clinch but Koltun is having none of it.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koltun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun dodges the punch combination from Beloff.
Koltun misses with a looping right.
Beloff takes one on the button.
Beloff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koltun.
Beloff connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beloff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamil Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Koltun. Beautiful body shot.
Beloff is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koltun rather than just go for the knockout.
Beloff misses with a double jab.
Koltun keeps the fight on the outside.
Koltun tries to bum rush Beloff with a series of wild strikes but Beloff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamil Koltun is winning the standup battle so far.
Koltun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koltun misses the jab.
Koltun ducks under a wild hook from Beloff.
Beloff clinches.
Beloff digs a right hand underneath Koltun's ribcage. Koltun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beloff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koltun's efforts to push away.
Beloff is pushing Koltun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beloff tries a body shot but Koltun blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun is trying to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beloff.
Beloff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koltuns head.
Koltun is trying to force a seperation but Beloff has the dominant position.
Koltun is trying to break the clinch but Beloff is controlling him.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koltun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beloff under the eye.
Koltun swats away the attempt to clinch by Beloff.
Koltun scoring well with a low kick there.
Beloff defending well as Koltun loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Beloff misses.
Beloff throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beloff throws a right and a left that Koltun avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koltun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beloff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beloff looks to land a right hand but Koltun moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Koltun misses the target.
Koltun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kamil Koltun's cut is getting worse.
Beloff blocks a jab.
Koltun gets tackled into the cage by Beloff. Beloff maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beloff throws a head punch that misses.
Beloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beloff throws a head punch that misses.
Beloff misses with the head strike.
Beloff taking a breather.
Koltun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koltun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koltun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beloff.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beloff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koltun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koltun misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
VG Beloff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamil Koltun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
VG Beloff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koltun looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beloff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beloff gets through Koltun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beloff.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beloff is looking to clinch.
Beloff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Beloff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beloff clinches up with Koltun and pushes him back against the cage.
Beloff is leaning against Koltun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Beloff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koltun prevents a body shot from Beloff.
Koltun is trying to break the clinch but Beloff has him pressed against the cage.
Beloff misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff working aggressively here.
Beloff dips a shoulder and cracks Koltun with a mighty uppercut! Koltun falls back against the cage and Beloff unloads with a barrage of strikes! Koltun is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Beloff screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). VG Beloff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane has chosen Broken Bones - Decapitated as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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261 lbs
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287 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Wallace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crane doesn't seem phased though.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crane.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Crane goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wallace keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
A little feinted left hand from Wallace on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crane 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.
A jab from Crane misses.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Crane moved away.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Crane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane dives in and scores a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crane is looking to work some ground and pound but Wallace has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Crane slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crane defends it easily.
Crane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wallace controls Crane momentarily but Crane frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wallace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crane is looking to work some ground and pound but Wallace has wrist control.
Crane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wallace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crane is aware though and is defending well.
Crane stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wallace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wallace can't keep his opponent in guard - Crane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Crane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wallace sees it coming and defends easily.
Wallace is not content to let Crane control the position.
Crane throws a strike but Wallace avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four 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.
Crane preventing the sweep.
Crane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace is looking for a triangle but Crane pushes his legs off easily.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Crane slips an elbow through the middle.
Wallace looking to control.
Crane postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crane wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Crane wants to pass the guard but Wallace is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wallace motions for Crane to come forward. Wallace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Crane with the counter takedown but Wallace avoids it easily.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wallace slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Crane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crane takes one to the chin there.
Crane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wallace's half guard.
Crane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Wallace is controlling Crane's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wallace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crane working over Wallace with some ground and pound. Wallace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crane is just content to waste time from the top position. Wallace takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Crane advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crane.
Wallace gets full guard.
Crane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Wallace looking for a guillotine here but Crane defends easily.
Crane postures up.
Crane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace looking for a guillotine here but Crane defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Crane slips an elbow through the middle.
Crane chips away with some ground and pound.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wallace trying to control the position here.
Crane trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wallace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crane manages to get himself to full guard.
Crane has an active guard here but Wallace has managed to pass into half guard.
Crane manages to get to full guard.
Crane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Crane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Wallace's head coaches at Nelson Fight Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crane misses with a double jab
and Wallace counters with a right hand to the body.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Crane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wallace thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wallace lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane 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.
Crane 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.
Wallace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Crane moved away.
Wallace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wallace can pounce on him.
Wallace connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crane connects with a crisp jab.
Crane throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crane moves out of range as Wallace throws a body kick.
Crane misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wallace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wallace throws a body kick that 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!
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but Wallace slips the punch.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Wallace swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crane.
Russell Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wallace throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Russell Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Crane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Russell Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichabod Crane.
Crane shoots in and bounces Wallace off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wallace looking to control.
Wallace 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.
Crane working some strikes from top position.
Crane throws a strike but Wallace rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wallace stands up over Crane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wallace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crane's head.
Crane is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Crane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallace is one step ahead there.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ichabod Crane!
Our winner, Ichabod Crane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matti Meikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arne Kjolby!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meikalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meikalainen cracks Kjolby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Arne Kjolby has been cut.
Meikalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kjolby moves away.
Kjolby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meikalainen.
A swing and a miss from Meikalainen.
Kjolby scores with a sloppy right hand. Meikalainen should have avoided that one.
Meikalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kjolby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meikalainen takes a swing at Kjolby's ribcage but misses.
Kjolby with the counter takedown but Meikalainen avoids it easily.
Kjolby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kjolby is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meikalainen cracks the inside of Kjolby's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meikalainen. That's going to slow Kjolby down.
Kjolby throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjolby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meikalainen.
Kjolby misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Meikalainen.
Kjolby throws a hook to the side of Meikalainen's head but Meikalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meikalainen takes one to the side of the head.
Kjolby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meikalainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Meikalainen misses with the combination.
Kjolby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kjolby 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.
Kjolby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meikalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Meikalainen misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meikalainen.
Meikalainen tries to clinch there but Kjolby circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meikalainen misses with a looping right.
Meikalainen wants to clinch.
Meikalainen misses with an uppercut.
Kjolby feints the counter takedown.
Kjolby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kjolby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meikalainen on the side of the head.
Kjolby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meikalainen throws the left hand but Kjolby avoids the punch easily.
Kjolby drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meikalainen defends it well.
Meikalainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kjolby is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meikalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kjolby.
Meikalainen has Kjolby up against the cage in a clinch.
Meikalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kjolby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kjolby slows down the pace here.
Kjolby pushes Meikalainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kjolby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kjolby throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kjolby.
Kjolby has a couple of punches blocked by Meikalainen.
A shot in the inside from Meikalainen.
Kjolby has a couple of punches blocked by Meikalainen.
Kjolby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meikalainen is struggling to control the position.
Kjolby swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meikalainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Meikalainen to work.
Meikalainen blocks an uppercut.
Kjolby lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjolby misses with some punches.
Meikalainen lands a left hand.
Kjolby swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meikalainen digs a right hand into Kjolby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kjolby's gas tank.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Meikalainen stalling in the clinch but Kjolby improves position.
Meikalainen has Kjolby pressed against the cage.
Meikalainen stalling in the clinch.
Meikalainen 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Matti Meikalainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arne Kjolby's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kjolby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meikalainen.
A big left from Meikalainen misses.
Meikalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Kjolby gets tackled into the cage by Meikalainen. Meikalainen maintains the clinch.
Meikalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meikalainen stalling in the clinch but Kjolby improves position.
Kjolby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meikalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Meikalainen tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kjolby.
Meikalainen being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meikalainen misses with the head strike.
Kjolby misses with the head strike.
Kjolby pushes Meikalainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kjolby throws a punch but it's blocked by Meikalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meikalainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kjolby up against the cage.
Meikalainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kjolby swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meikalainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meikalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Meikalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meikalainen stalling the fight.
Come on Meikalainen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kjolby is keeping busy.
Meikalainen lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meikalainen stalls.
Kjolby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meikalainen backwards.
Kjolby has a couple of punches blocked by Meikalainen.
Kjolby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kjolby swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arne Kjolby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meikalainen gets through Kjolby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meikalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kjolby leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kjolby misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Meikalainen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kjolby misses with a punch on the inside.
Kjolby taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kjolby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meikalainen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kjolby fails to land.
Meikalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Meikalainen.
Kjolby misses with the head strike.
Meikalainen is leaning against Kjolby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kjolby misses with a punch on the inside.
Meikalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kjolby as Meikalainen tries to tie him up.
Meikalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kjolby is looking to control Meikalainen's arms but Meikalainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kjolby has his back to the cage.
Meikalainen stalling the fight.
Meikalainen pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kjolby.
Meikalainen lands a nice uppercut.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Meikalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kjolby is looking to take this one to the mat.
Meikalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Meikalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kjolby misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Meikalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arne Kjolby's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Meikalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meikalainen.
Kjolby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kjolby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kjolby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Meikalainen has closed the distance and engaged Kjolby in a clinch.
Kjolby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kjolby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meikalainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kjolby misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meikalainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meikalainen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Meikalainen stalling in the clinch but Kjolby improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby prevents a body shot from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen misses with the head strike.
Meikalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kjolby's elbow.
Meikalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kjolby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meikalainen prevents it.
Meikalainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meikalainen scores with a hook to the body.
Meikalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meikalainen stalling the fight.
Meikalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kjolby throws a punch but it's blocked by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meikalainen throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Kjolby catches Meikalainen right on the button with a cross.
Arne Kjolby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meikalainen. That's going to slow Kjolby down.
Meikalainen forces Kjolby back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kjolby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meikalainen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meikalainen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kjolby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meikalainens head.
Meikalainen blocks an uppercut.
Meikalainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kjolby pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kjolby swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kjolby throws a head punch that misses.
Meikalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kjolby's elbow.
Meikalainen is pushing Kjolby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kjolby lands a nice uppercut.
Meikalainen tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meikalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meikalainen lands a nice shot that snaps Kjolby's head back.
Meikalainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kjolby. Kjolby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kjolby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meikalainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Meikalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kjolby's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjolby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meikalainen.
Matti Meikalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kjolby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meikalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meikalainen works Kjolby's body with a nice hook.
Meikalainen misses with a hook. Kjolby ducked under it nicely.
Matti Meikalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meikalainen moves in looking to clinch but Kjolby pushes him off.
Meikalainen misses with a hook.
Kjolby changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Meikalainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kjolby's head backwards.
Kjolby looks to land a body kick but Meikalainen moved away.
Meikalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Meikalainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Meikalainen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Meikalainen!
A relieved looking Matti Meikalainen 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogan Aye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Teló (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teló has chosen Michel Telo - Ai se eu te pego as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogan Aye!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michel Teló!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teló.
Teló let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aye throws a low kick but Teló avoids it.
Aye scoring well with a low kick there.
Teló tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aye is able to avoid easily.
Teló throws the left hand but Aye avoids the punch easily.
Teló is looking to land body kicks.
Teló getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aye fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Teló is out of range.
Aye misses with a shot to the body
and Teló counters with a nice leg kick.
Teló throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aye.
Aye appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Teló throws a wild body kick that Aye sees coming a mile off.
Teló misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teló tries to score with a low kick but Aye moves his leg out of the way.
Aye checks a low kick from Teló.
Aye misses with a wild body shot.
Aye stalks Teló and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teló's face. Teló staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Teló is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aye takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Teló ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aye moves away.
Teló sizes up Aye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Teló misses with a looping right.
A big left from Aye misses.
Teló throws out a counter right but Aye avoids it with no problem.
Aye misses with a right hand
and Teló cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Teló.
Teló has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aye.
Aye drives through with a takedown into Teló's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Teló holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Teló has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teló lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Teló being controlled here momentarily.
Aye keeping full guard, as Teló tries to pass.
Teló stays in close to Aye's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teló wants to pass the guard but Aye is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aye wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Teló trying to move into half guard but instead Aye has managed to sweep!
Aye is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Teló has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Aye is looking to defend but Teló has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Aye! Teló pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Aye taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michel Teló!
Michel Teló is the new light heavyweight champion!
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