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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Rahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Rocca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocca has chosen ULTRAnumb by Blue Stahli as his entrance music. Xavier Rocca will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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230 lbs
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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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Rahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Rocca!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahim 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.
It looks like Xavier Rocca has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahim.
Rocca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rahim.
A head kick misses from Rahim.
Rahim lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rahim lands a head kick!
Ali Rahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rocca.
Rahim misses with a head kick.
Rahim connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocca's hands.
Rahim lands a big head kick that sends Rocca tumbling to the mat! Rahim takes a step backwards and waves Rocca back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rocca is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rahim.
Rocca is still on wobbly legs! Can Rahim finish him?
Rocca looks winded!
Rahim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rahim lands a brutal head kick. Rocca looks out on his feet and Rahim throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ali Rahim!
Ali Rahim bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coach Comstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzinuki has chosen LL Cool J -Momma said knock you out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Coach Comstock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lotus Suzinuki's chin.
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184 lbs
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177 lbs
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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
39 - 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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lotus Suzinuki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzinuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Comstock.
Comstock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Suzinuki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Comstock.
Suzinuki swings for the body but Comstock moves out of range.
Comstock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Suzinuki looks to land a body kick but Comstock moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Comstock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suzinuki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suzinuki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suzinuki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Comstock.
Suzinuki walks into a jab.
Suzinuki misses with an uppercut.
Comstock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Comstock tries a head kick but it misses.
Comstock lands a head shot.
Comstock throws an off balance right hand
and Suzinuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzinuki with a hook.
Comstock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki misses with an uppercut.
Suzinuki throws a leg kick
and Suzinuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suzinuki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Suzinuki.
Comstock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Suzinuki is able to avoid easily.
Comstock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suzinuki misses the shot to the body.
Comstock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Suzinuki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Suzinuki unleashes a big counter combination but Comstock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Comstock misses with a kick to the body.
Suzinuki throws a leg kick
and Comstock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suzinuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Comstock.
Comstock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Comstock there.
Comstock throws a leg kick that misses.
Suzinuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzinuki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Suzinuki lands.
Suzinuki works the jab nicely.
Comstock misses the shot to the body.
Suzinuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Comstock throws a shot from downtown. Suzinuki moves away and 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.
Suzinuki misses with a body kick.
Comstock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Suzinuki does no damage.
Comstock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Comstock counters with a good low kick that Suzinuki was not able to check.
Comstock throws a body punch but Suzinuki moves out of range.
Comstock misses with a jab to the body
and Suzinuki counters with a single leg into guard. Comstock didn't expect that.
Comstock trying to control the position here.
Suzinuki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Comstock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suzinuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Comstock's head.
Suzinuki is fighting to break Comstock's control of his arms but Comstock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Comstock wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Suzinuki is now in half guard.
Suzinuki thows a huge punch but Comstock dodges it nicely.
Comstock is pressing down on Suzinuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suzinuki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Suzinuki postures up and lands a big shot to Comstock's brow.
Suzinuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suzinuki chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki wants to control from the top but Comstock keeps moving.
Suzinuki throws a strike but Comstock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Comstock pushes down on Suzinuki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suzinuki is looking to control Comstock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suzinuki avoid being mounted?
Comstock is trying to control the action in half guard but Suzinuki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suzinuki wants to control but Comstock is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coach Comstock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Suzinuki misses with a kick to the body
and Comstock counters with a thumping low kick.
Suzinuki misses with a shot to the body
and Suzinuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Comstock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Comstock throws a head kick that misses.
Comstock scores with a jab to the head.
Suzinuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Suzinuki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Comstock throws a leg kick but Suzinuki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Suzinuki scores with a leg kick.
Suzinuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Comstock blocks a leg kick.
Comstock thumps Suzinuki with a low kick.
Suzinuki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzinuki throws a push kick but Comstock slaps the foot to one side.
Comstock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Comstock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suzinuki thows a leg kick but Comstock checks it
and Comstock counters with a nice uppercut.
Comstock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzinuki can do to turn this around?
Comstock connects with a right hand. Suzinuki shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzinuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Comstock. Comstock obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comstock throws a sloppy head kick
and Suzinuki counters with a nice body kick.
Coach Comstock is winning the standup battle so far.
Comstock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Suzinuki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suzinuki looks to land a right hand but Comstock moved out of range.
Comstock throws a hook but Suzinuki avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Comstock.
Comstock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suzinuki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Comstock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Comstock lands the left hand.
Suzinuki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suzinuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Comstock.
Suzinuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Comstock on the side of the head.
Comstock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suzinuki can pounce on him.
Suzinuki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Comstock counters with a thumping low kick.
Comstock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comstock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Comstock tries to land a body kick
and Suzinuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Comstock misses with a straight right.
Comstock moves out of range of the body kick.
Suzinuki takes one on the button.
Comstock looks to land a left hand but Suzinuki moved out of range nicely.
Comstock swings for the body but Suzinuki moves out of range.
Suzinuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suzinuki misses the shot to the body.
Suzinuki takes one to the side of the head.
Comstock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzinuki.
Comstock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Suzinuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suzinuki avoids the body shot from Comstock.
Comstock misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comstock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suzinuki.
Suzinuki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suzinuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Comstock was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzinuki.
Comstock jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick from Comstock lands but Suzinuki takes it in his stride.
Comstock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzinuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Comstock slips under a jab from Suzinuki.
Comstock quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Suzinuki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Suzinuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Comstock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suzinuki is out of range.
Suzinuki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Comstock throws out a powerful jab.
Suzinuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suzinuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Comstock was well out of range. Poor timing from Suzinuki.
Suzinuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzinuki tries to land a body kick
and Comstock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comstock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzinuki's calf.
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!
Suzinuki defending well as Comstock loads up on a big left hand.
Comstock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Suzinuki counters with a series of strikes. Comstock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Comstock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suzinuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suzinuki lands a really nice looking cross but Comstock seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Comstock. Beautiful body shot.
Suzinuki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Comstock misses the body punch
and Suzinuki counters with a nice uppercut.
Suzinuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suzinuki digs a good body shot into Comstock's ribs.
Comstock tries to land a front kick but Suzinuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Comstock tests Suzinuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Comstock.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Suzinuki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Comstock - the referee stops the clock and Suzinuki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Comstock. Suzinuki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coach Comstock dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Suzinuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Comstock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Comstock works Suzinuki's body with a nice hook.
Comstock lands a jab to the nose.
Suzinuki throws a chopping leg kick but Comstock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Comstock just misses with a punch to the body.
Comstock cracks Suzinuki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Comstock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Comstock.
Comstock misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Suzinuki counter with a right hand.
Comstock misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzinuki misses with a looping left.
Suzinuki lands with a straight right. Comstock didn't see that one coming.
Suzinuki looks to throw the jab but Comstock is out of range.
Comstock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Comstock throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzinuki slips under a jab from Comstock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Suzinuki.
Comstock scores with a jab to the jaw.
Comstock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suzinuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Comstock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suzinuki raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Comstock just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Comstock checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Comstock.
Suzinuki throws a body shot but no joy.
Comstock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suzinuki.
Comstock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suzinuki.
Suzinuki lands a jab to Comstock's midsection.
Comstock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suzinuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suzinuki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Suzinuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Comstock on the side of the head.
Comstock misses with a straight left.
Suzinuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comstock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suzinuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Comstock.
The fighters circle momentarily. Suzinuki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Comstock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suzinuki.
Comstock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Suzinuki defending well as Comstock loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Suzinuki checks a leg kick.
Suzinuki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Suzinuki is looking to land body kicks.
Suzinuki misses with a hook
and Comstock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Comstock stuns Suzinuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suzinuki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Suzinuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Comstock scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comstock just misses with a punch to the body.
Comstock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzinuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Suzinuki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Comstock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Comstock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Comstock looks to throw the jab but Suzinuki is out of range.
Comstock lands with a shot to the body.
Suzinuki scores with a nice body kick.
Lotus Suzinuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Comstock looks to land a left hand but Suzinuki moved out of range nicely.
Comstock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Suzinuki tries a quick counter leg kick but Comstock is wise to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Suzinuki checks a leg kick.
Comstock tries to land a leg kick but Suzinuki saw it coming and moves away.
Comstock connects with a solid leg kick.
Suzinuki misses with a right hand
and Comstock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Comstock slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Comstock.
Comstock scores with a head kick.
Suzinuki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Comstock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzinuki is looking to chop away at Comstock's legs.
Comstock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suzinuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Suzinuki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suzinuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suzinuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Comstock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Comstock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Suzinuki throws out a leg kick but Comstock moves out of range and Suzinuki only half commits.
Comstock lands a right hook to the body.
Comstock throws a body kick that misses.
Suzinuki misses with a straight left.
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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coach Comstock!
A relieved looking Coach Comstock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Lotus Suzinuki was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess it's time to start training again, no more hanging out taking bong rips at home. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by House of Pain - Jump Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
13 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Johnny Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karhu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Karhu finds it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karhu can't find room to land a body shot as Luca controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karhu.
Karhu is trying to stall.
Karhu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luca is trying to maintain a safe position but Karhu gets an underhook and turns Luca into the ropes.
Luca breaks the clinch.
Woima Karhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karhu lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luca tries to clinch up but Karhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Luca gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Karhu to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Karhu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luca is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca working a defensive guard here.
Luca keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
Karhu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Luca haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Karhu looking to sit in guard and control but Luca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Karhu is adopting a defensive guard.
Luca would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Karhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karhu looking to control.
Karhu is pulling down on Luca's head to control his posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Karhu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luca can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Luca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Karhu is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Luca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Karhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karhu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luca.
Luca scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luca takes a jab right on the kisser.
Luca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luca is looking to score with low kicks.
Karhu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luca under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luca slips under a jab from Karhu.
Luca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
Luca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luca fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karhu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karhu tries to work over Luca's front leg with a kick but Luca checks it.
Luca avoids the head kick by Karhu.
Luca is looking to clinch.
Karhu wants to land a leg kick but Luca is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Karhu blocks the low kick.
Luca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
Luca wants to land a leg kick but Karhu is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woima Karhu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Karhu tried to score with a low kick but Luca checks it.
Luca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Luca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karhu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luca.
Luca feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Luca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Woima Karhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karhu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luca tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Karhu counters with a right hand to the body.
Luca throws the left hand but Karhu avoids the punch easily.
Karhu throws an overhand right that lands on Luca's shoulder, as Luca tries to avoid the shot.
Karhu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karhu is looking to chop away at Luca's legs.
Luca lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Karhu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karhu scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karhu throws a solid leg kick but Luca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karhu.
Karhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karhu shoots in but Luca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karhu looks to score with a jab to the body but Luca is just out of range.
A big left from Luca misses.
Karhu misses with a wild body shot.
Luca is looking to counter the offense by Karhu and move into the clinch.
Karhu lands with a good body shot.
Luca takes a swing at Karhu's ribcage but misses.
Karhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luca rather than just go for the knockout.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
Luca throws a counter high kick but Karhu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Luca tries to clinch up but Karhu circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Karhu.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Luca as he avoids it easily.
Karhu lands a jab to Luca's midsection.
Karhu cracks the inside of Luca's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luca. That's going to slow Karhu down.
Luca misses with a low kick.
Karhu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luca throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Karhu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Karhu.
An inside leg kick lands from Luca.
Luca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karhu, pushing him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karhu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karhu.
A short right from Luca on the inside.
Karhu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Luca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luca stalling the fight.
Karhu is trying to push Luca away but Luca has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Karhu is stalling here.
Luca lands a body punch.
Luca digs a right hand underneath Karhu's ribcage. Karhu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luca manages to break the clinch.
Luca tries to clinch but Karhu is having none of it.
A nice side step and Karhu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karhu throws a leg kick
and Luca counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luca throws a leg kick
and Karhu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karhu lands a nice looking body shot.
Karhu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karhu throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Luca wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luca lands with an uppercut that bounces Karhu off the ropes and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karhu misses with a leg kick
and Luca counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnny Luca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karhu.
Karhu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Luca coming out on top.
Karhu connects with an inside leg kick.
Luca 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.
A head kick by Luca misses
and Karhu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luca lands with a straight right. Karhu didn't see that one coming.
Karhu tried to score with a low kick but Luca checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karhu. Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karhu throws a head kick but Luca moves out of range.
Luca misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Woima Karhu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Luca tries to clinch up but Karhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Luca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luca avoids the head kick by Karhu.
A quick step to the side and Luca tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu checks the leg kick.
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karhu defending well as Luca loads up on a big left hand.
Luca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luca tries to work over Karhu's front leg with a kick but Karhu checks it.
Luca tries to land a body kick
and Karhu counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luca closes the distance and pushes Karhu back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Luca fails to land.
Karhu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luca scores with a shot to the side of Karhu's head.
Karhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luca misses with a low kick.
A big right from Karhu misses.
As Karhu backs away, Luca returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Karhu scores with a punch to the head.
Luca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Luca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Karhu.
Karhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karhu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luca.
Jab from Luca.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Luca sees it coming and moves 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luca counters with a nice kick to the body.
Luca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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 lands with a hook. Karhu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luca. Luca obviously looking to wear him down.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Luca.
Karhu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karhu lands a slapping body shot.
Karhu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Luca. No joy for Karhu on that attempt.
Karhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnny Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luca throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Karhu.
An attempted straight right counter from Luca misses the target.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luca misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu misses with an uppercut
and Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luca. Luca obviously looking to wear him down.
Karhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luca throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu misses with a body kick.
Karhu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karhu throws out a leg kick but Luca moves out of range and Karhu only half commits.
Karhu looks to land a body kick but Luca moved away.
Karhu lands the left hand.
Karhu checks a low kick from Luca.
Karhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Karhu - just one landing.
Luca lands a lovely overhand right.
Luca throws a front kick that sends Karhu stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Luca.
Karhu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luca is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luca gets a clinch.
Luca pushes Karhu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karhu looking to slow down the pace here.
Karhu has a couple of punches blocked by Luca.
Luca's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Woima Karhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Karhu.
Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Karhu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Luca showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karhu 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kermit Earlandson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Welcome To My Hood. Earlandson has chosen the theme from titanic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 37 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kermit Earlandson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Earlandson has his takedown stuffed
and McHughes counters with a low kick, right behind Earlandson 's knee.
Earlandson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McHughes on the side of the head.
Earlandson is trying hard to land a takedown here. McHughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McHughes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Earlandson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McHughes is fending him off so far but Earlandson persists. Nope, McHughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Nigel McHughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kermit Earlandson.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown but McHughes shows good takedown defense.
Earlandson blocks a jab.
Earlandson with the counter takedown but McHughes avoids it easily.
McHughes stuffs the takedown attempt from Earlandson. Earlandson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by McHughes's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Earlandson shoots in but McHughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McHughes moves out of range of the leg kick from Earlandson.
Earlandson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Earlandson's hands.
McHughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Earlandson dives in and grabs McHughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. McHughes pushes down on Earlandson's head and hops out.
Earlandson throws a series of punches but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Earlandson.
McHughes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Earlandson dives in and grabs McHughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. McHughes pushes down on Earlandson's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Earlandson misses with a takedown
and McHughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Earlandson.
McHughes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A left lands for McHughes.
Earlandson shoots in looking for a takedown. McHughes tries to sprawl out of it but Earlandson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. McHughes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McHughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McHughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McHughes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Earlandson on the side of the head.
Earlandson takes a swing at McHughes's ribcage but misses.
McHughes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Earlandson fails with the takedown
and McHughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Earlandson misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from McHughes. No joy for Earlandson on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson slips under a jab from McHughes.
Nice sprawl there from McHughes as Earlandson shoots in.
Kermit Earlandson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Earlandson shoots in but McHughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Earlandson closes this distance looking for a takedown but McHughes circles away.
Nigel McHughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McHughes takes a swing at Earlandson's ribcage but misses.
Earlandson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McHughes is fending him off so far but Earlandson persists. Nope, McHughes circles away and we're back to standing.
McHughes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Earlandson. That did some damage!
Earlandson tries to score a power double leg takedown but McHughes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Earlandson somewhat.
Earlandson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McHughes defends it nicely.
Earlandson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McHughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Earlandson.
McHughes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Earlandson feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Earlandson.
McHughes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McHughes lands a head shot.
Earlandson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McHughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Earlandson missing with a left hand there. McHughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McHughes stuffs the takedown.
McHughes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McHughes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Earlandson misses the jab.
A good leg kick by McHughes.
A chopping leg kick lands by McHughes.
Earlandson tries to clinch but McHughes is having none of it.
McHughes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Earlandson gets a double leg takedown into McHughes's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Earlandson looking to pass the guard.
Earlandson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McHughes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Earlandson wants to control from the top but McHughes keeps moving.
McHughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McHughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Earlandson tries to free his leg and advance position but McHughes is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Earlandson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Earlandson drops back, looking for a kneebar! McHughes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McHughes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McHughes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Earlandson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Earlandson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Earlandson slips a jab from McHughes.
Earlandson darts in looking for a takedown but McHughes gets double underhooks and turns Earlandson into the ropes.
It looked like McHughes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Earlandson.
Earlandson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Earlandson moves away.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McHughes but McHughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nigel McHughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kermit Earlandson.
Earlandson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McHughes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown but McHughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McHughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Earlandson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Earlandson has time to react.
Earlandson looks for a takedown but McHughes sprawls well.
Earlandson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McHughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Earlandson is defended easily by McHughes.
McHughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Earlandson can do to turn this around?
Earlandson fails with the takedown
and McHughes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Earlandson is breathing heavily.
McHughes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Earlandson.
McHughes lands a jab to the nose.
Earlandson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McHughes as he avoids it easily.
Earlandson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McHughes tries to avoid it but Earlandson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McHughes to the ground. McHughes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Earlandson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McHughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Earlandson misses with a low kick.
McHughes cracks Earlandson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Earlandson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson fails with the takedown.
McHughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Earlandson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kermit Earlandson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McHughes misses with an uppercut.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown but McHughes shows good takedown defense.
McHughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McHughes throws a wild body kick that Earlandson sees coming a mile off.
McHughes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown but McHughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McHughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Earlandson is just out of range.
Earlandson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right-left combo lands from McHughes.
McHughes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Earlandson dives in and grabs McHughes's left leg, looking for a takedown. McHughes pushes down on Earlandson's head and hops out.
McHughes lands with a good body shot.
Earlandson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McHughes is fending him off so far but Earlandson persists. Nope, McHughes circles away and we're back to standing.
Earlandson misses with a takedown attempt - McHughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McHughes digs a good hook to Earlandson's body.
A slow jab from McHughes misses its intended target.
Earlandson moves out of range as McHughes strikes.
Earlandson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McHughes connects with a jab.
Earlandson fails with a takedown attempt.
McHughes throws a looping overhand right but Earlandson ducks down to avoid it.
Earlandson misses with a hook to the body
and McHughes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McHughes connects with an inside leg kick.
McHughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Earlandson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McHughes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McHughes scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Earlandson.
Earlandson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McHughes scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHughes lands with a good body shot.
Earlandson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McHughes.
McHughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Earlandson is just out of range.
Earlandson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McHughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice cross by McHughes.
McHughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Earlandson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Earlandson goes for a double leg but McHughes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as McHughes continues to drive forward.
McHughes thuds a left hand into Earlandson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McHughes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Earlandson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McHughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Earlandson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice takedown defense from McHughes. No joy for Earlandson on that attempt.
Earlandson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McHughes pinned against the ropes. McHughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nigel McHughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kermit Earlandson.
McHughes swings for the body but Earlandson moves out of range.
McHughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Earlandson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McHughes but McHughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes lands with a good body shot.
Nice sprawl there from McHughes as Earlandson shoots in.
Earlandson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McHughes.
Earlandson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Earlandson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McHughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Earlandson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Earlandson.
McHughes takes a swing at Earlandson's ribcage but misses.
Earlandson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McHughes.
Earlandson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No luck for Earlandson with that takedown attempt.
McHughes throws a body shot but no joy.
McHughes catches Earlandson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McHughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McHughes feints and then cracks Earlandson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Earlandson down.
McHughes connects with the punch.
McHughes misses with a body kick.
Earlandson tries for a takedown but McHughes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from McHughes misses its target.
A left and a right from McHughes both land. Nice combination.
Earlandson shoots and misses
and McHughes counters with a right hand to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Earlandson or perhaps it was just good defense by McHughes, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McHughes fakes the leg kick and cracks Earlandson in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Earlandson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McHughes looks to throw the jab but Earlandson is out of range.
Earlandson shoots for a takedown but McHughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McHughes lands with a right hand.
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Earlandson moves away.
Earlandson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McHughes lands a right hook to the body.
Earlandson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Earlandson shoots in but no luck this time.
McHughes lands with a cross.
Earlandson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McHughes tests Earlandson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Earlandson fails with the takedown.
Nigel McHughes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Earlandson 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.
McHughes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Earlandson fails to land the takedown.
McHughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Earlandson with a poor takedown
and McHughes counters by moving into the clinch.
McHughes stalling in the clinch.
Earlandson lands a hook that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
Nigel McHughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Earlandson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McHughes lands a body punch.
Earlandson can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McHughes.
Earlandson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Earlandson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McHughes counters by clinching up.
McHughes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes tries to throw a body punch but Earlandson avoids it by throwing McHughes back against the ropes.
Earlandson misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from McHughes.
McHughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McHughes gets underhooks to prevent Earlandson's takedown attempt.
Earlandson is trying to drag McHughes to the mat but McHughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
McHughes lands an elbow inside that Earlandson shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Earlandson struggles to land a body shot inside as McHughes controls his hands.
Earlandson jumps guard but McHughes turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Earlandson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McHughes after a bit of a struggle.
Earlandson prevents a body shot from McHughes.
Earlandson goes for a takedown in the clinch but McHughes prevents it.
Kermit Earlandson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Earlandson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McHughes's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel McHughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McHughes, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel McHughes!
Nigel McHughes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stampe Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eklund's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Troll - Trollberg. Trager has chosen Bang Bang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
167 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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39
160 lbs
24 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stampe Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Trager!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Trager misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eklund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Eklund's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Trager dives in for a single leg takedown but Eklund sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Trager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eklund defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trager.
Eklund went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stampe Eklund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
Trager fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eklund leaves Trager with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trager tries to close the distance and clinch but Eklund swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trager feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eklund wants to get back to his feet but Trager is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trager postures up in Eklund's guard and throws a big left but Eklund blocks it.
Eklund is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trager is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eklund is keeping the position for now.
Trager drops back, looking for a kneebar! Eklund looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Eklund looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Eklund!
Eklund wants to stand but Trager is controlling his arm.
Eklund decides to stand back up.
Trager tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eklund swivels and escapes.
Eklund throws a big counter combination but Trager scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alex Trager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eklund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eklund checks a leg kick.
Eklund misses with the combination.
Trager drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eklund defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands a lovely overhand right.
Trager shoots in looking for a takedown. Eklund tries to sprawl out of it but Trager keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Eklund manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trager throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eklund's head.
Eklund lands with an uppercut that bounces Trager off the ropes and back into range.
Trager is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trager tries to keep at a distance but Eklund has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eklund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trager tries to pull guard but Eklund holds him up against the ropes and eventually Trager drops back down to his feet.
Trager misses with a knee to the head.
Trager pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trager looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eklund swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trager circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Eklund backs off Trager throws a huge counter combo but Eklund manages to avoid it all.
Trager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Eklund as Trager shoots in.
Trager fails with the takedown
and Eklund counters with a head kick. That will keep Trager thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trager shoots for a takedown but Eklund saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund misses with the combination.
Eklund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trager counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eklund checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trager throws a lazy right hand but Eklund sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eklund missing with a left hand there. Trager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trager closes the distance and clinches up with Eklund, looking for a takedown. Trager pushes Eklund against the ropes but Eklund circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eklund throws a big counter combination but Trager scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Trager's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trager duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eklund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Trager's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Eklund lands a jab.
Trager looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stampe Eklund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trager looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trager closes the distance and clinches up with Eklund, looking for a takedown. Trager pushes Eklund against the ropes but Eklund circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stampe Eklund dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Eklund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trager counters with a two punch combo.
Trager moves into the clinch.
Trager is trying to pull guard but Eklund turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Eklund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trager blocks it with crossed arms.
Eklund misses with a knee to the head.
Trager gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trager throwing strikes from guard but Eklund blocks nicely.
Trager won't allow Eklund to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eklund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trager.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager is looking to work some ground and pound but Eklund has wrist control.
Trager throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eklund working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trager.
Trager throwing strikes but missing.
Trager stops Eklund from standing up.
Trager throws a big right hand that misses.
Eklund wants to stand up but Trager is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Trager moves out of range of the strikes.
Trager tests Eklund's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eklund throws a sloppy head kick and Trager moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Eklund misses.
Trager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eklund but Eklund pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eklund throwing a counter right hand but Trager manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trager dives in and grabs Eklund's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eklund pushes down on Trager's head and hops out.
Stampe Eklund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Trager.
Trager tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eklund sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trager somewhat.
Eklund leaves Trager with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stampe Eklund is winning the standup battle so far.
Eklund has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eklund has Trager pressed against the ropes, preventing Trager from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eklund is defending well for now.
Trager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eklund is defending well for now.
Eklund lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eklund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eklund misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trager tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eklund just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Trager tries to throw a body punch but Eklund avoids it by throwing Trager back against the ropes.
Eklund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trager can do to turn this around?
Trager breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trager scores with a head kick. Eklund tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eklund keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trager or perhaps it was just good defense by Eklund, which made it look bad.
Eklund seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trager shoots in but Eklund avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trager walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Eklund checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trager shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eklund defends it nicely.
It looked like Eklund was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eklund defends well and Trager ends up having to push Eklund into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Trager shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eklund pinned against the ropes. Eklund gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eklund swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eklund misses with a few strikes there.
Trager closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eklund looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eklund blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trager.
Trager is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Eklund is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Trager!
An out of breath and clearly excited Alex Trager thanked Zenith Nutrition (160q) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Stampe Eklund spoke after the fight, saying 'Read my lips: I will return stronger and better!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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30
210 lbs
11 - 7 - 3 |
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34
216 lbs
25 - 17 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
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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 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pick instigates a clinch.
Warfist lands a left hand.
Warfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Warfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warfist misses with some punches.
Pick prevents a body shot from Warfist.
Warfist avoids a wild elbow strike from Pick.
Warfist pushes Pick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pick tries to land knees in the clinch but Warfist avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Pick has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Warfist.
Pick blocking some punches.
Warfist blocks an elbow strike.
Warfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pick blocking some punches.
Warfist tries to throw a body punch but Pick avoids it by throwing Warfist back against the ropes.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Warfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warfist's elbow.
Warfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick lands an elbow just above Warfist 's eye.
It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Warfist misses with some punches.
Pick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist prevents a body shot from Pick.
Warfist throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pick throws an elbow but misses.
Pick throws an elbow that misses.
Pick lands a body punch.
Warfist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pick lands a nice shot to the body.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
Warfist takes a shot to the head.
Pick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warfist tries a body shot but Pick blocks it.
Warfist blocks an uppercut.
Warfist lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Warfist fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pick lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pick throws an elbow but misses.
Pick throws an elbow but it misses.
Warfist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warfist lands with a short shot to the head.
Pick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warfist backwards.
Pick tries to work over Warfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warfist.
Pick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Warfist takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Warfist.
Pick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warfist.
Pick throws an elbow that misses.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Pick controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pick's elbow.
Warfist prevents a body shot from Pick.
Warfist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warfist blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pick throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Pick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Pick controls the action.
Warfist avoids the elbow strike from Pick, against the ropes.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist scores with a hook to the body.
Warfist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pick tries to clinch but Warfist moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Pick.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warfist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warfist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pick is looking to counter punch.
Pick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Pick misses.
Pick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pick throws a hook but Warfist blocks it.
Warfist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve Pick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warfist is looking to slow Pick down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Pick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Warfist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Warfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Steve Pick will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Warfist staying out of range there.
Pick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warfist's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Warfist swats away the attempt to clinch by Pick.
Warfist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pick.
Pick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pick wants to clinch up but Warfist keeps it at a distance.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Pick misses with a hook
and Warfist counters with a straight right hand.
Warfist slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warfist follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pick avoids the head kick by Warfist.
Pick moves in looking to clinch but Warfist pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pick at a distance.
Pick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Warfist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pick moves to clinch but Warfist breaks away
and Warfist counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pick's knee momentarily.
Pick loads up on a big right hand but Warfist slips the punch.
Warfist feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pick. Warfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pick scores with a nice head shot.
Warfist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pick doesn't manage to clinch there - Warfist circles away.
It seemed like Warfist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warfist.
Warfist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pick misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warfist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses the shot to the body.
Pick throws a jab but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warfist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pick rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Pick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warfist tries a quick counter leg kick but Pick is wise to it.
Warfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Warfist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist lunges at Pick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pick's hand.
Pick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Warfist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warfist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warfist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pick darts in and clinches Warfist up against the ropes.
Warfist tries to work over Pick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Warfist.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warfist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist breaks from the clinch.
Warfist tries to clinch up.
Pick throws a combination that misses
and Warfist counters with a nice body shot.
Warfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pick scores with a sloppy right hand. Warfist should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warfist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pick lunges at Warfist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warfist's hand.
Pick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pick has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Warfist throws a head punch that misses.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
Warfist stalling in the clinch but Pick improves position.
Pick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
Warfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Warfist misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Warfist gets through Pick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pick misses with a body punch.
Pick lands a left hand.
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 Steve Pick will probably get the nod.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Warfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pick wants to clinch up but Warfist keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Warfist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warfist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pick closes the distance but Warfist moves to the side
and Warfist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Pick misses the target.
Pick throws a jab when Warfist was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pick moves away.
Pick tries to clinch but Warfist moves away
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warfist, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warfist.
Pick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warfist avoids it.
Pick lands an elbow inside.
Warfist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Warfist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warfist cracks Pick with an open hand slap.
Pick misses with a lunging right hand
and Warfist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragon Warfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warfist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist tries to work over Pick's front leg with a kick but Pick checks it.
Pick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Warfist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Warfist lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist walks into a jab.
Warfist clinches with his opponent.
Warfist scores with a hook to the body.
Pick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Warfist misses with a body punch.
Pick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Pick on the inside.
Pick tries to work over Warfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pick misses with some punches.
Warfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warfist has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Warfist can turn it around.
Warfist lands a left hand.
Warfist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Warfist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist blocks the elbow strike.
Pick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pick missing with knees to the body.
Pick lands an elbow inside that Warfist shrugs off.
Warfist slows down the pace here.
Warfist is leaning against Pick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Warfist blocking some punches.
Warfist taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Warfist throws a punch but it's blocked by Pick.
Warfist cracks Pick with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pick gets through Warfist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pick misses with a body punch.
Warfist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warfist swings wildly with an uppercut but Pick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon Warfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Warfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist gets through Pick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Warfist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pick tries a body shot but Warfist blocks it.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Pick.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warfist blocking some punches.
Warfist throws a punch but it's blocked by Pick.
Warfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pick swings wildly with an uppercut but Warfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pick lands a shot to the body.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Warfist as the two fighters clinch.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pick misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Warfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the ring accompanied by Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. 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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30
203 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
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29
212 lbs
16 - 4 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Gary Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gravity moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver darts in trying to clinch
and Gravity counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gravity stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silver will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravity swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravity tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gravity tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Gravity back against the ropes.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gravity avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the ropes.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Gravity throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Gravity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Gravity blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Gravity avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gravity's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Gravity tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravity.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silver tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gravity blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver is trying to maintain a safe position but Gravity gets an underhook and turns Silver into the ropes.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Gravity blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Gravity.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gravity digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gravity takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Gravity lands an uppercut.
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Gravity tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravity working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gravity scores with a shoulder strike.
Gravity lands a body punch.
Gravity lands a body shot.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravity avoids it.
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Gravity tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Gravity digs a right hand into Silver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silver's gas tank.
Gravity lands with a left to the head.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gravity's defenses.
Gravity scores with a hook to the body.
Gravity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gravity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravity.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver tries a body shot but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gravity.
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Our sources have told us that Silver has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gravity blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gravity's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gravity lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gravity's brow.
Silver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gravity presses Silver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gravity stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravity throws a head punch that misses.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravity controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Gravity.
Gary Gravity seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gravity lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gravity blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gravity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Gravity has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravity doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gravity tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Gravity back against the ropes.
A short right from Gravity on the inside.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravity is defending well for now.
Gravity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gravity misses with a punch to the body.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver has Gravity pressed against the ropes.
Gravity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Gravity lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravity misses with some punches.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Gravity lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gravity's brow.
Gravity scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Silver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravity or not.
Gravity pushes Silver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gravity lands a body shot.
Gravity blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Gravity scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gravity blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravity.
Silver is rocked!
Silver tries to stall but Gravity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gravity lands with a left to the head.
Oh Silver is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravity takes an elbow to the temple.
Silver seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Gravity.
Gravity tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Gravity digs a right hand underneath Silver's ribcage. Silver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gravity lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gravity tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
Gravity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravity blocks an elbow strike.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gravity.
Gravity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Gravity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Gravity throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Gravity gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Gravity.
Silver blocking some punches.
Gravity blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity lands a right hand.
Silver blocks a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gravity.
Gravity lands a body punch.
Gravity has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gravity creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silver with a big uppercut! Silver tries to clinch up but Gravity pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Silver to the mat! Silver covers up and Gravity unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gary Gravity!
An out of breath Gary Gravity thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Funky Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illumi De Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
205 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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199 lbs
13 - 6 - 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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Funky Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Illumi De Medici!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Punch catches De Medici right on the button with a cross.
Punch tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Punch catches De Medici with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Medici is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Medici connects with a solid leg kick.
Punch throws a combination that misses
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Punch checks a leg kick.
De Medici throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Punch is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Medici.
Punch throws a head kick that misses.
Punch blocks a leg kick.
Punch throws a series of punches but De Medici moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by De Medici.
Punch tries to close the distance and clinch but De Medici swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Medici.
Punch tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Medici swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Medici looks to land a right hand but Punch moved out of range.
As De Medici tries to get set, Punch tries to push him back and clinch up but De Medici manages to avoid the attempt.
Punch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. De Medici manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throws out a loose jab but De Medici uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch blocks a leg kick.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punch dips to his left and cracks De Medici with an uppercut!
Punch closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
Punch checks a low kick from De Medici.
Punch misses with a combination
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punch is rocked!
De Medici throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Punch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That kick from De Medici tenderised Punch's leg. Punch is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Medici cracks Punch with a left hook right on the temple and Punch goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! De Medici lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Punch is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Illumi De Medici!
Post fight, Illumi De Medici took to the microphone: 'I would like to thank the academy. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berdich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Berdich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Berdich on that attempt.
Berdich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Berdich dives in and grabs Silver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes down on Berdich's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Berdich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berdich manages to avoid it.
Silver tries to bum rush Berdich with a series of wild strikes but Berdich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berdich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silver.
Berdich tries for a takedown but Silver circles away easily
and Silver counters with an outside leg kick.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but Berdich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berdich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Berdich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Berdich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silver manages to work his way to half guard, despite Berdich's best efforts.
Berdich trying to pass the guard but Silver defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver is pressing down on Berdich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berdich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berdich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdich trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Berdich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Berdich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berdich pushes down on Silver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Berdich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Berdich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berdich is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Berdich.
Berdich throwing shots but Silver is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berdich seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.
Berdich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berdich is trying to control. Silver wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is trying to get back to full guard.
Berdich is keen to just control but Silver is a slippery customer.
Silver is in trouble now - Berdich has advanced to mount!
Silver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silver regains half guard.
Berdich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver trying to hold on to Berdich's head to control him but Berdich postures up.
Berdich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Berdich is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berdich working over Silver with some ground and pound. Silver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berdich trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Berdich pulls his head out easily.
Silver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berdich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berdich wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Silver actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berdich lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berdich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Berdich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Berdich dominated that 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.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berdich was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berdich shoots in and drives through. Silver sprawls well.
Berdich darts in looking for a takedown but Silver gets double underhooks and turns Berdich into the ropes.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Berdich moves out of range easily.
Berdich feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Berdich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silver is looking for a triangle but Berdich pushes his legs off easily.
Berdich tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Berdich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berdich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berdich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berdich passes Silver's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Berdich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Berdich winds up and cracks Silver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berdich is trying to work for a kimura but Silver is defending well.
Silver manages to get to full guard.
Berdich wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
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.
Berdich working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Berdich cracks Silver with a solid left hand.
Berdich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berdich works over Silver with some ground and pound from guard.
Berdich throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver has his foot on Berdich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Berdich works his way back into a safe position though.
Silver is looking for a triangle but Berdich pushes his legs off easily.
Berdich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berdich trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Gorilla Warfare MMA inform us that Silver has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Berdich has his hands clasped together but Silver extends and breaks Berdich's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silver.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sammich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Televing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Televing comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightwish - End of all Hope kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sammy Sammich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Sammich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Televing!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammich throws a leg kick but Televing sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sammich throws a body punch but Televing moves out of range.
Sammich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Televing.
Televing forces Sammich back against the ropes and clinches.
Televing tries to work over Sammich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Televing pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Televing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sammich blocks a body shot from Televing.
Sammich avoids a wild elbow strike from Televing.
Sammich blocks a body shot from Televing.
A left hand lands to the body for Televing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sammich.
Televing misses with a punch on the inside.
Televing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sammich avoiding damage.
Televing tries a body shot but Sammich blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich misses with an elbow over the top.
Televing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sammich's elbow.
Sammich lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Christian Televing has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Televing fails to land.
Sammich misses with a punch to the body.
Televing swings wildly with an uppercut but Sammich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Televing pushes Sammich back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sammich dodges an elbow strike from Televing.
Sammich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Televing misses with a punch to the body.
Televing's coach down at Club Pain (Sparring & 6 Ellite) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Televing's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sammich prevents a body shot from Televing.
Sammich misses with a body punch.
Televing tries a body shot but Sammich blocks it.
Sammich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammich breaks from the clinch.
Televing ducks under a wild hook from Sammich.
Televing wants to counter the offense by Sammich and move into the clinch position.
Televing moves out of range of the strikes.
Sammich looks to land a left hand but Televing moved out of range nicely.
Sammich throws a wild body kick that Televing sees coming a mile off.
Televing wants to counter with a clinch but Sammich pushes him away.
A solid body kick from Sammich.
Sammich lands a big head kick that sends Televing tumbling to the mat! Sammich takes a step backwards and waves Televing back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Televing is rocked!
Sammich is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Televing drops his hands momentarily. Sammich doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Televing staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Televing doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Sammich!
Sammy Sammich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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