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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. Ras Li Judah is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutherford throwing a counter right hand but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutherford counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
A low kick from Rutherford misses
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutherford slips under a jab.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Judah walks into a stiff left hand from Rutherford.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses
and Judah counters with a low kick, right behind Rutherford 's knee.
Judah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah avoids a kick to the body.
Rutherford misses with the body kick
and Judah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Nice body kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Rutherford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Rutherford appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
Judah scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Judah takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rutherford misses with a left hand
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutherford.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Judah takes one on the button.
Judah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutherford lands a big uppercut and Judah crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Judah looks OK. Rutherford waves Judah back to his feet!
Judah is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutherford scores with a body shot.
Rutherford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rutherford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Judah blocks the body kick.
Judah scores with a jab to the head.
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
Judah connects with a leg kick. Rutherford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutherford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts.
Rutherford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Judah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rutherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutherford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah counters with a left to the body.
Rutherford lands the left hand.
Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Rutherford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Rutherford.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Judah.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Rutherford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah'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.
Rutherford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah.
Judah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Judah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Judah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rutherford has got the better of the exchanges.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage!
Rutherford walks into a jab.
Rutherford missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford with a nice cross.
Judah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Judah connects with an inside leg kick.
Judah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Judah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Rutherford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with a nice right hand that sends Rutherford toppling to the canvas! Rutherford scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Judah finish him?!
Rutherford is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
Oh Rutherford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Judah walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rutherford drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Judah swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rutherford's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ras Li Judah!
Our winner, Ras Li Judah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Devil You Know. John Swanson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swanson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swanson blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Swanson.
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!
Nice shot lands for Swanson.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake checks it.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Swanson cracks Blake with a good jab.
Swanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson with a hook.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Blake flicks out a counter leg kick but Swanson steps away.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Swanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Swanson. Beautiful body shot.
Blake lands a head kick. Swanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Swanson has his takedown stuffed
and Blake counters with a right hand to the body.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Blake lands a high kick!
Blake takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Swanson misses the jab.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swanson dives in and grabs Blake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes down on Swanson's head and hops out.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blake's waist but Blake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
Swanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson checks a low kick from Blake.
Swanson misses the jab.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Blake swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Blake jabs at Swanson's body.
Blake slips a jab from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Swanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Swanson moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Swanson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Swanson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a solid body kick.
Blake throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
Swanson takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Blake appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
It looked like Swanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swanson swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Blake's torso.
Blake sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Swanson throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a push kick but Swanson slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Blake counters with a head kick.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Blake cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Blake as Swanson shoots in.
Blake works the jab nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Swanson blocks the leg kick.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
Swanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Blake down.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick
so Swanson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
John Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson passes Blake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blake to regain full guard.
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Swanson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swanson throws a strike aimed at the side of Blake's head but Blake avoids it well.
Swanson working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
Swanson in side control, throwing shots but Blake defends.
Swanson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Blake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swanson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blake parries the strikes from Swanson easily there. Swanson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blake to escape.
Swanson is chipping away with strikes.
Blake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swanson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blake is looking for a sweep.
Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Brady!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Brady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brady's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brady duly obliges.
Brady scores with a body shot.
Brady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brady is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ciprianni has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciprianni is looking to reverse the position.
Brady is trying to get an arm triangle but Ciprianni is defending well.
Ciprianni is trying to control Brady's posture but Brady avoids it.
Ciprianni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brady is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ciprianni keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ciprianni, who protects the arm well.
Brady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ciprianni keeps working.
Brady wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ciprianni, who protects the arm well.
Brady laying and praying for a moment but Ciprianni takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brady not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brady is looking for a kimura here.
Brady stalling away here and it's allowed Ciprianni to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ciprianni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brady advances to half guard.
Ciprianni is not content to let Brady control the position.
Brady wants to advance to full mount but Ciprianni doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Brady got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ciprianni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brady has managed to get both his arms back between Ciprianni's legs - danger averted.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Ciprianni is retaining full guard.
Brady preventing the sweep.
Brady trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brady has gone for a leg lock! Ciprianni slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brady's guard.
Ciprianni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brady keeping moving, preventing Ciprianni from controlling successfully.
Ciprianni stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Brady dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick.
Ciprianni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ciprianni pushes Brady away with a front kick.
Brady throws the kick towards the body but Ciprianni avoids it.
Brady misses with a wild body shot.
Ciprianni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ciprianni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brady wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciprianni.
Brady walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ciprianni misses with a hook. Brady ducked under it nicely.
Brady cracks Ciprianni with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprianni clobbers Brady with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ciprianni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brady.
A little jabbing left from Brady on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brady slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ciprianni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brady misses with a hook.
Brady throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ciprianni counters with a straight right hand.
Ciprianni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ciprianni throws a nice looking combination but Brady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciprianni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brady just misses with a punch to the body.
Brady scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ciprianni in his tracks.
Ciprianni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brady throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brady throws a jab when Ciprianni was well out of range.
Brady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ciprianni has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brady but great work by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni is trying to get an arm triangle but Brady is defending well.
Brady tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ciprianni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ciprianni trying to control the action but Brady is working from the bottom.
Brady manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ciprianni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brady gets back to full guard.
Ciprianni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni passes Brady's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ciprianni is pressing down on Brady's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brady is holding on for now.
Ciprianni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ciprianni wants to pass the guard but Brady is defending well.
Brady controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brady tries to get to full guard but Ciprianni has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ciprianni is working for a kimura but Brady is defending it quite comfortably.
Ciprianni seems to be working for a kimura but Brady defends the submission attempt.
Ciprianni stalling.
Ciprianni seems to be working for a kimura but Brady defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ciprianni dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brady misses with a left hand
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciprianni scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprianni throws a hook to the side of Brady's head but Brady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciprianni misses with a hook. Brady ducked under it nicely.
Ciprianni defending well as Brady loads up on a big left hand.
Ciprianni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brady slips a jab from Ciprianni.
Brady shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ciprianni sprawls well. Ciprianni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brady gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danny Ciprianni is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Brady.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciprianni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brady misses the body punch
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brady was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a push kick but Brady slaps the foot to one side.
Ciprianni lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Bruce Brady has been cut.
Brady slips a jab from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciprianni misses the target.
Brady moves away from the strike by Ciprianni.
Brady defending well as Ciprianni loads up on a big left hand.
Brady is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ciprianni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady loads up on a big right hand but Ciprianni slips the punch.
Brady lands a jab to Ciprianni's midsection.
Ciprianni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ciprianni wants it to stay on the feet.
Danny Ciprianni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Brady.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brady misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciprianni throws out a loose jab but Brady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni throws a jab when Brady was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brady. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ciprianni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brady ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
As Ciprianni backs off Brady throws a huge counter combo but Ciprianni manages to avoid it all.
Ciprianni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt.
Ciprianni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brady.
An attempted straight right counter from Ciprianni misses the target.
Brady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciprianni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ciprianni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ciprianni defends well and Brady ends up having to push Ciprianni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brady 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.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brady trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.
Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ciprianni looking for a sweep. Not yet Ciprianni, not yet.
Ciprianni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brady doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brady manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ciprianni keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ciprianni keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
Ciprianni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciprianni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ciprianni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady stopping the sweep attempt from Ciprianni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ciprianni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ciprianni 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ciprianni!
Danny Ciprianni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryer Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Michael is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by OTHERWISE - Coming For The Throne . Bryer Michael has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer Michael!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Kuschelbär ducks under a wild hook from Michael.
Michael throws out a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range and Michael only half commits.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body shot.
Michael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Kuschelbär stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Von Kuschelbär moves out of range of the body kick from Michael.
Michael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Kuschelbär throws out the jab.
Von Kuschelbär uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Von Kuschelbär throws a good cross that connects.
Michael moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Kuschelbär.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Michael misses.
Von Kuschelbär has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body punch from Michael.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Von Kuschelbär. Michael shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael misses with a leg kick
and Michael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael misses with a few strikes there.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Michael. Von Kuschelbär shrugs it off though.
Von Kuschelbär checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Michael is predictable there
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a body kick that stops Michael in his tracks momentarily.
Von Kuschelbär slips under a jab.
It looked like Von Kuschelbär was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär slips under a jab from Michael.
Michael wants to land a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Von Kuschelbär feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michael's calf.
Michael moves into range and clinches up with Von Kuschelbär.
A right hand to the body from Von Kuschelbär.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Michael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Kuschelbär has picked Michael up - he's going for a ride! Von Kuschelbär dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Von Kuschelbär thows a huge punch but Michael dodges it nicely.
Von Kuschelbär prevents Michael from improving his position.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the action but Michael is working from the bottom.
Michael is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael is refusing to be controlled, as Von Kuschelbär sits in half guard.
Michael actively working from the bottom here.
Michael avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Von Kuschelbär is thwarting Michael's attempts to control the position.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the action but Michael is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michael keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Von Kuschelbär looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michael with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Von Kuschelbär prevents Michael from improving his position.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a punch from half guard.
Michael is staying active underneath Von Kuschelbär, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Von Kuschelbär working over Michael with some ground and pound. Michael looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michael keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michael lands a jab to the nose.
Michael fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär is out of range.
Michael works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Michael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Kuschelbär chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär is winning the standup battle so far.
Michael lands a right hook to the body.
Michael looks to land a right hand but Von Kuschelbär moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Kuschelbär is just out of range.
Von Kuschelbär throws an overhand right that lands on Michael's shoulder, as Michael tries to avoid the shot.
Von Kuschelbär ducks right into an uppercut from Michael.
Michael wants to clinch up but Von Kuschelbär keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael throws a head kick that half lands.
Von Kuschelbär loads up on a big right hand but Michael slips the punch.
Michael lands a leg kick that knocks Von Kuschelbär off balance momentarily.
Von Kuschelbär works Michael's body with a nice hook.
Michael tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Kuschelbär was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bryer Michael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michael walks forward, straight into a front kick from Von Kuschelbär.
A left lands for Von Kuschelbär.
A swing and a miss from Michael.
Michael throws a head kick but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär tries to counter with a takedown but Michael is quick to defend against it.
Michael scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Michael on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michael checks a low kick from Von Kuschelbär.
Michael tries to counter with a clinch but Von Kuschelbär shakes him off and moves away.
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!
Von Kuschelbär throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär swings widly with a right hand
and Michael counters by clinching up.
Michael misses with some punches.
Michael's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Von Kuschelbär breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michael throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Michael, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick from Von Kuschelbär.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Kuschelbär.
Michael's coach down at River's Edge Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Michael's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Kuschelbär.
Michael throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michael won't be happy with that.
Michael is trying to improve his position.
Von Kuschelbär working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär is working Michael over with some ground and pound from side control.
Michael is looking to reverse the position.
Von Kuschelbär tries to advance to mount but can't.
Von Kuschelbär lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Michael regains half guard.
Michael has hold of Von Kuschelbär's hands but Von Kuschelbär slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Von Kuschelbär slips a nice elbow through Michael's hands, connecting with Michael's forehead.
Michael is looking for a sweep. Von Kuschelbär is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Kuschelbär lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Von Kuschelbär not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Von Kuschelbär here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control but Michael is keeping him busy.
Von Kuschelbär is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Michael is pressing down on Von Kuschelbär's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Von Kuschelbär with a nice head shot there.
Von Kuschelbär postures up.
Von Kuschelbär has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Michael is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Michael is pulling down on Von Kuschelbär's head. It's preventing any offense from Von Kuschelbär, at least for the moment.
Michael throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Von Kuschelbär escapes and throws Michael's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Michael takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michael rushes Von Kuschelbär and presses him up against the cage.
Von Kuschelbär fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Kuschelbär is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michael can do to turn this around?
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von Kuschelbär scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michael wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Michael.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael throws a head punch that misses.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Michael.
Von Kuschelbär lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Michael or not.
Michael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
Michael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Kuschelbär lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Kuschelbär gets through Michael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Von Kuschelbär with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Von Kuschelbär.
A jab from Michael misses.
Michael works Von Kuschelbär's body with a nice hook.
Michael swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Von Kuschelbär to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Kuschelbär throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Von Kuschelbär checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Von Kuschelbär half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Von Kuschelbär checks the leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Kuschelbär lands a front kick.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good work by Von Kuschelbär as he checks the leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Michael with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Kuschelbär throws a push kick but Michael slaps the foot to one side.
A cross from Michael lands.
Von Kuschelbär shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Von Kuschelbär showed some decent athleticism there.
Michael looking for submissions off his back.
Michael trying to control but Von Kuschelbär postures up.
Bryer Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a punch from half guard.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Kuschelbär landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Kuschelbär takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Von Kuschelbär stalling away here and it's allowed Michael to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Von Kuschelbär makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Von Kuschelbär postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär scoring with some ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär stands up over Michael, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Von Kuschelbär keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michael's head.
Michael is rocked!
Von Kuschelbär keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michael's head.
Michael is still in real trouble! Can Von Kuschelbär finish him?
Michael can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Von Kuschelbär controls the pace.
Von Kuschelbär wants to pass the guard but Michael is keeping the position.
Von Kuschelbär advances position into side control!
Michael seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Kuschelbär cracks Michael with a big elbow.
Von Kuschelbär controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Von Kuschelbär has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
A very excited looking Friedrich Von Kuschelbär made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duane Perry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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198 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry stalks Quincy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Quincy's face. Quincy staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Igor Quincy has been cut.
Perry scores with a decent looking hook.
Quincy throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Perry tries to counter with a takedown but Quincy is quick to defend against it.
Quincy misses with a right hand
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quincy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quincy thows a leg kick but Perry checks it
and Perry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perry.
Quincy being controlled here, momentarily.
Quincy is controlling Perry's posture.
Quincy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Perry manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Perry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Perry throwing shots but Quincy is blocking nicely.
Quincy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Perry wants to stand up but Quincy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quincy defending well though.
Perry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Quincy is defending well.
Perry is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Perry throws a right and a left that Quincy avoids nicely.
Perry cracks Quincy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perry misses the jab.
Quincy tries to bum rush Perry with a series of wild strikes but Perry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Perry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quincy is looking to score with low kicks.
Perry tries to land a leg kick but Quincy saw it coming and moves away.
Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quincy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Quincy lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Igor Quincy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quincy misses with a lunging right hand
and Perry counters with a nice leg kick.
Quincy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quincy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Quincy throws a big shot that misses.
Quincy throws a right hand that misses
and Perry counters with a leg kick.
Quincy throws a leg kick that misses.
Quincy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Quincy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quincy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry moves into the clinch.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perry lands a left hand.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Perry.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.
Perry is stalling here.
Quincy is trying to push Perry away but Perry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quincy manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quincy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perry manages to avoid it.
Perry throws a big counter combination but Quincy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Perry looks to land a right hand but Quincy moved out of range.
Quincy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
Quincy throws a shot from downtown. Perry moves away and avoids it.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry.
Quincy looks to score with a jab to the body but Perry is just out of range.
Quincy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perry lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Perry!
Perry motions for Quincy to come forward. Perry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Quincy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quincy.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a nice body kick.
Quincy misses the body punch
and Perry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Quincy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quincy. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
Perry wants to slow Quincy down by chopping away at his legs.
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Quincy.
A good leg kick by Perry.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry scores with a jab to the body.
Perry tried to score with a low kick but Quincy checks it.
Quincy throws out a counter right but Perry avoids it with no problem.
Quincy throws a lazy uppercut
and Perry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy throws a low kick but Perry avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy thows a leg kick but Perry checks it
and Perry counters with a left and a right that stings Quincy.
Quincy misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Perry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quincy doesn't seem bothered though.
Perry scores with a sloppy right hand. Quincy should have avoided that one.
Quincy scores with a nice strike.
Perry is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Perry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perry clinches up against the cage.
Perry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quincy can do to turn this around?
Perry lands with a left to the head.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Perry lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perry misses with an elbow strike.
Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Perry.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Quincy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perry moves out of range as Quincy strikes.
Perry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Perry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Perry misses.
Quincy looks to land a right hand but Perry moved out of range.
It looked like Perry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quincy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perry.
Quincy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Perry slips under a jab from Quincy.
Quincy scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perry checks a low kick from Quincy.
Quincy lands with a shot to the body.
Perry moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Quincy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quincy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perry circles away quickly and effectively.
Quincy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quincy misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Perry appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quincy throws a hook but Perry avoids it easily.
Quincy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perry.
Quincy is rocked!
That has opened up Igor Quincy's cut even more.
Perry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quincy is still on wobbly legs! Can Perry finish him?
A cross from Perry lands.
Perry throws a jab when Quincy was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quincy misses with a straight right.
Quincy seems to have recovered his senses.
Quincy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Perry takes one to the side of the head.
Perry slips a jab from Quincy.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Quincy misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Perry is looking to counter with a body kick.
Quincy misses the body punch
and Perry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quincy to score with a decent uppercut.
Quincy throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Perry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quincy misses with an uppercut. Perry saw that one coming.
Perry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quincy misses with a lunging right hand
and Perry counters with a nice body kick.
Perry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Quincy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Perry throws a jab when Quincy was well out of range.
Perry scoring well with a low kick there.
Quincy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perry.
Perry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duane Perry is winning the standup battle so far.
Perry lands a jab to the nose.
Quincy lands a jab to the head.
Perry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Quincy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quincy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Perry throws a right hand that Quincy ducks under and follows up with a left that Quincy also avoids with ease.
Perry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quincy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perry 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Perry tenderised Quincy's leg. Quincy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quincy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quincy throws a head kick that misses.
Quincy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Quincy misses
and Perry counters with a leg kick.
Quincy misses with a left hand
and Perry counters with a three punch combo that has Quincy backing up. Quincy nods at Perry to acknowledge the strikes.
Quincy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perry throwing a counter right hand but Quincy manages to avoid it.
Quincy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quincy throws a body shot but no joy.
Perry throws a front kick that sends Quincy stumbling back into the cage.
Quincy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quincy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perry clinches up with Quincy and pushes him back against the cage.
Igor Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Perry.
Perry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perry works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perry lands with a right to the head.
Perry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quincy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Perry.
Perry scores with a jab.
Perry drops Quincy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Quincy looks back up at him and smiles so Perry waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Perry circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Quincy to the canvas! Quincy doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Perry keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Perry!
Duane Perry looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'ROTFLMAO did you really think you could beat me? LOL hAhahahahah. STFU noob.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
Carr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kroblur's head backwards.
Kroblur avoids the body shot from Carr.
Carr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carr throws a hook but Kroblur avoids it easily.
Kroblur tries for a takedown but Carr circles away easily
and Carr counters with a straight right hand.
Kroblur tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carr defends well and Kroblur ends up having to push Carr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr connects with a right hand. Kroblur shakes it off.
We've been informed that Kroblur has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Carr misses with a hook to the body
and Kroblur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carr misses with a hook. Kroblur ducked under it nicely.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Kroblur moved out of range nicely.
And Kroblur tries to counter it with a takedown but Carr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kroblur manages to avoid it.
Carr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kroblur ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Kroblur is looking for the big counter here.
Carr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carr with a hook.
Kroblur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Kroblur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kroblur throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carr was covering up waiting for the punch and Kroblur finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kroblur throws a strike but Carr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carr passes into side control.
Kroblur is trying to get back to half guard.
Carr decides to stand back up.
Kroblur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Kroblur is looking to land body kicks.
Carr misses with a body shot.
Kroblur drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carr defends it well.
Kroblur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carr if he has to take too many more of those.
Kroblur digs a good hook to Carr's body.
Kroblur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kroblur takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carr 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 Kroblur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kroblur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kroblur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr looks to throw the jab but Kroblur is out of range.
Carr connects with a crisp jab.
Carr gets caught napping as Kroblur dives in and scores a takedown. Carr manages to retain guard.
Carr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroblur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carr.
Kroblur tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Carr misses.
Kroblur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kroblur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Carr's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kroblur walks into a stiff left hand from Carr.
Kroblur tries to bum rush Carr with a series of wild strikes but Carr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carr throws a lazy uppercut
and Kroblur counters with a body kick.
Kroblur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carr will feel that in the morning.
Carr is looking to chop away at Kroblur's legs.
Good shot there by Carr.
Kroblur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kroblur moves out of range as Carr strikes.
Kroblur drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carr defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr 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.
Carr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
Kroblur counters with a body kick.
Carr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Kroblur coming out on top.
Kroblur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Carr misses.
Kroblur appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carr throws a jab when Kroblur was well out of range.
Kroblur throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily.
Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr throws a hook but Kroblur blocks it.
Kroblur throws a push kick but Carr slaps the foot to one side.
Carr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kroblur just manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kroblur misses.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kroblur was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a body kick that misses.
Carr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kroblur.
Kroblur feints the counter takedown.
Carr scores with a shot to the body.
Carr misses the body punch
and Kroblur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carr misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Carr.
Kroblur looks to land a combination. Carr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cornelius Carr is winning the standup battle so far.
Carr throws a big shot that misses.
Kroblur feints a counter leg kick.
Carr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Carr misses the target.
The fighters circling - Carr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur ducks right into an uppercut from Carr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr staying out of range there.
Carr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carr misses with a left hand
and Kroblur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carr tests Kroblur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kroblur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kroblur fails with a takedown attempt.
Carr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kroblur can do to turn this around?
Carr looks to land a right hand but Kroblur moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kroblur.
Carr moves out of range as Kroblur throws a body kick.
A combination from Carr does no damage.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Kroblur moves away and avoids it.
Kroblur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kroblur shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kroblur was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kroblur is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Carr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur tries to advance to mount but Carr denies him.
Carr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kroblur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kroblur trying to control the position but Carr is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kroblur is just out of range.
Kroblur cracks Carr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carr throws a jab but it's blocked by Kroblur.
Carr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kroblur takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kroblur moves away from the strike by Carr.
And Kroblur tries to counter it with a takedown but Carr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kroblur is just out of range.
Kroblur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kroblur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kroblur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Kroblur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kroblur is just out of range.
Kroblur lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kroblur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur moves away from the strike by Carr.
Kroblur changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carr just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Carr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kroblur slips a jab from Carr.
Cornelius Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carr lands a jab to the head.
Carr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kroblur throws a body kick that misses.
Carr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroblur throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily.
Kroblur throws the kick towards the body but Carr avoids it.
A jab from Carr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kroblur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Kroblur appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carr misses with a few strikes there.
Carr misses with an uppercut
and Kroblur counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroblur throws a strike aimed at the side of Carr's head but Carr avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Kroblur crashes against the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Carr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kroblur cracks Carr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kroblur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr wants to control but Kroblur postures up.
Kroblur tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kroblur tries to score with some ground and pound. Carr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Carr defending against the ground and pound.
Carr parries the strikes from Kroblur easily there. Kroblur is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Carr to escape.
Kroblur lands a nice forearm strike.
Kroblur controlling from side mount.
Carr defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur lands a nice forearm strike.
Kroblur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carr is letting Kroblur control him for a moment.
Kroblur throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kroblur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carr keeps working.
Carr is trying to get back to half guard.
Carr stops Kroblur from passing to mount.
Matt Kroblur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kroblur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carr, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cornelius Carr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carr, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Carr!
Our winner, Cornelius Carr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness's entrance music is The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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209 lbs
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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
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha fakes the leg kick and cracks McGuiness in the body.
Kha misses with a looping right.
McGuiness with a nice cross.
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
Kha misses the shot to the body.
McGuiness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by McGuiness's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kha scores with a jab. McGuiness acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by McGuiness as he connects with a hook.
Kha slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness throws a right hand that misses
and Kha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuiness shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab by McGuiness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuiness counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kha! McGuiness lets Kha back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kha is rocked!
Kha throws the kick towards the body but McGuiness avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from McGuiness misses the target.
A low kick from Kha is predictable there
and McGuiness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kha is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuiness finish him?
Kai Kha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kha loads up on a big right hand but McGuiness slips the punch.
McGuiness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kha seems to have recovered his senses.
McGuiness takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kha connects with a jab.
Kha connects with a leg kick. McGuiness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kha throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends McGuiness stumbling backwards into the cage! McGuiness bounces back off the cage towards Kha, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Kha lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Kha celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kai Kha!
An out of breath Kai Kha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rumlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, O Shea Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson cracks Rumlow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson clinches up with Rumlow and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Rumlow.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rumlow lands a nice uppercut.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rumlow lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumlow pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rumlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rumlow throws a head punch that misses.
Rumlow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Rumlow.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rumlow.
Rumlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rumlow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Rumlow tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Rumlow back against the cage.
Rumlow misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rumlow presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rumlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson gets through Rumlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rumlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Rumlow misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Rumlow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Rumlow pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Rumlow counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Jackson out cold! What a finish! Rumlow is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brock Rumlow!
Our winner, Brock Rumlow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
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204 lbs
15 - 4 - 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jermaine Wright!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright motions for Stoker to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker throws a body kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wright!
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright connects with a high kick.
Stoker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
A shot to the body from Stoker misses
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoker's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoker jabs at Wright's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoker, as that shot connected.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Wright wants to counter the offense by Stoker and move into the clinch position.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Stoker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Wright has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright walks into a stiff left hand from Stoker.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoker.
Stoker lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright blocks a head kick by Stoker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Wright.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stoker rather than just go for the knockout.
Wright lands a head shot.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Stoker lands a nice looking body kick.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Stoker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stoker tries to avoid it.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoker's calf.
Stoker checks a low kick from Wright.
Stoker connects with a solid leg kick.
Stoker lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Stoker. That snapped Wright's head back.
Stoker misses with a right hand
and Wright counters by clinching up.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright stalling against the cage.
Stoker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoker controls his hands.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Wright - that landed with a thud.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Stoker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Stoker counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Wright is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright moves away from the strike by Stoker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Stoker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Stoker counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jermaine Wright will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Stoker misses.
Stoker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wright lands with a right to the head.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Stoker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wright.
Stoker misses with some punches.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Wright slams his shin into Stoker's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Stoker throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
A low kick from Stoker is predictable there
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wright. That's going to slow Stoker down.
Wright lands a nice hook to Stoker's body. Stoker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice jab there from Wright.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Stoker's head.
Stoker is rocked!
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!
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a lazy body kick
and Stoker counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wright misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Stoker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stoker scores with a three punch combo!
Wright walks into a jab.
Stoker looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Stoker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Stoker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Stoker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Stoker's defenses.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a leg kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Stoker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Stoker saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Wright.
Stoker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Stoker settles back down.
Stoker tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Wright.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Decent striking displayed by Stoker there.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright throws a jab when Stoker was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright pushes Stoker away with a front kick.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright cracks Stoker with a good jab.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermaine Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wright throws a series of punches but Stoker avoids them all with ease.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wright doesn't seem bothered though.
Stoker throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Stoker throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Wright is looking to chop away at Stoker's legs.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Wright throws a nice head kick!
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Stoker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Stoker throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Stoker lands a jab to Wright's midsection.
Stoker thows a body kick. Wright tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Wright throws a head kick that Stoker semi-blocks.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stoker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stoker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Stoker settles back down.
Wright steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stoker.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Stoker had a free shot at his head there.
Edward Stoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stoker tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stoker scores with a nice body kick.
Stoker tries to land a leg kick but Wright saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Stoker counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Stoker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright throws a leg kick but Stoker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stoker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jermaine Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Wright tries to counter with a clinch but Stoker shakes him off and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stoker 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 Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stoker has time to react.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoker.
Stoker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stoker with a body shot.
Wright feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoker's calf.
Stoker motions for Wright to come forward. Stoker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker throws out a leg kick but Wright moves out of range and Stoker only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Wright darts in and clinches Stoker up against the cage.
Wright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Stoker.
A short left from Stoker.
Stoker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stoker misses with some punches.
Stoker working aggressively here.
Jermaine Wright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Stoker controls the action.
Wright cracks Stoker with a nice body shot.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Jermaine Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wright throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stoker at a distance.
Stoker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jermaine Wright.
Well Wright has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Wright!
Jermaine Wright was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro knocks Attila to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
Attila is trying to improve his position.
Pedro trying to control the position but Attila is working away.
Pedro working the ground and pound.
Attila is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro wants to control but Attila is keeping him busy.
Pedro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pedro advances nicely into full mount.
Pedro tries to control but Attila wriggling away.
Attila sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pedro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Attila!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila tries to reverse the position but Pedro maintains control.
Pedro trying to control but Attila is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedro with good strikes from the mount here!
Pedro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pedro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Attila is looking to get to half guard.
Pedro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johan Attila's cut is getting worse.
Attila taking shots to the head.
Johan Attila's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a big elbow.
Jeez, Johan Attila's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johan Attila's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Pedro!
Johan Attila was interviewed post fight and said 'Cant seem to get back another Titel. Well back to the drowing board and on to the next Opponent.'.
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