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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hughes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pixies - Where is my mind?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Runar Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hughes is thwarting Nelson's attempts to control the position.
Hughes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nelson is just riding it out for now. Hughes eventually gives up the hold.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nelson has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control from the bottom.
Hughes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nelson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nelson wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hughes pulls his head out easily.
Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hughes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes is thwarting Nelson's attempts to control the position.
Nelson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Nelson is having none of it.
Hughes uses his free foot to push down on Nelson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nelson.
Nelson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nelson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nelson trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Nelson is trying to control but Hughes manages to pass to mount!
Hughes trying to control but Nelson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nelson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nelson is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Hughes finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson tries to hold on but Hughes postures up.
Hughes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nelson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nelson is trying to escape the mount.
Hughes lands a big elbow - Nelson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Nelson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joseph Hughes!
An out of breath Joseph Hughes 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Charley Hokolazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garth Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charley Hokolazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Garth Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Garth Andrade has been cut.
Hokolazu looks to throw the jab but Andrade is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hokolazu misses the target.
Hokolazu lands with a nice body punch.
Hokolazu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrade at a distance.
Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hokolazu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hokolazu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hokolazu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrade.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andrade!
Andrade staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hokolazu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hokolazu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrade is looking for the big counter here.
Hokolazu misses with the body kick
and Andrade counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hokolazu is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hokolazu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Andrade's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Andrade with that takedown attempt.
Charley Hokolazu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hokolazu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andrade scrambles back to his feet.
Hokolazu lands a leg kick that knocks Andrade off balance momentarily.
A big left from Hokolazu misses.
Andrade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrade is looking to clinch.
Hokolazu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hokolazu throws the left hand but Andrade avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokolazu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andrade counters with a one-two to the body.
Hokolazu throws a hook but Andrade avoids it easily.
Hokolazu misses with a hook.
Hokolazu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hokolazu misses with an uppercut. Andrade saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Andrade.
Andrade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hokolazu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Hokolazu misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hokolazu.
Andrade rushes Hokolazu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrade is trying to break the clinch but Hokolazu has him pressed against the cage.
Hokolazu misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hokolazu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokolazu pushes Andrade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hokolazu lands a nice uppercut.
Hokolazu working aggressively here.
Hokolazu throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrade.
Hokolazu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hokolazu blocks an uppercut.
Hokolazu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Garth Andrade's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hokolazu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hokolazu blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hokolazu is pushing Andrade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hokolazu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hokolazu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Hokolazu scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Garth Andrade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hokolazu lands a hook that snaps the head of Andrade backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hokolazu.
A head punch on the inside from Hokolazu fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andrade can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charley Hokolazu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garth Andrade'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.
Andrade wants to clinch.
Andrade stalks Hokolazu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hokolazu's face. Hokolazu staggers backwards, shaken.
Andrade darts in looking for a takedown but Hokolazu gets double underhooks and turns Andrade into the cage.
Hokolazu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andrade slips a jab from Hokolazu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade moves away from the strike by Hokolazu.
Hokolazu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andrade can do to turn this around?
Hokolazu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hokolazu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrade.
Hokolazu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokolazu throws a head kick that misses.
Hokolazu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andrade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andrade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Hokolazu. That snapped Andrade's head back.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Hokolazu.
Andrade is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Hokolazu misses.
Hokolazu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andrade wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Andrade.
Charley Hokolazu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokolazu looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
Andrade unleashes a big counter combination but Hokolazu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hokolazu throws out a loose jab but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hokolazu misses with a hook.
Hokolazu misses with a two punch combination.
Andrade has Hokolazu up against the cage in a clinch.
Hokolazu 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.
Andrade tries to break the clinch but Hokolazu is controlling the position.
Hokolazu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrade blocking some punches.
Andrade blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hokolazu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andrade trying to stall but Hokolazu improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokolazu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charley Hokolazu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hokolazu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Hokolazu fails to land.
Hokolazu effectively controlling the action here.
Andrade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hokolazu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrade can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Andrade fails to land.
Hokolazu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hokolazu pushes Andrade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hokolazu.
Hokolazu throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrade.
Andrade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hokolazu is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Hokolazu.
A shot in the inside from Hokolazu.
Andrade throws a punch but it's blocked by Hokolazu.
Hokolazu misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charley Hokolazu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garth Andrade'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. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Hokolazu.
Andrade throws a right and a left that Hokolazu avoids nicely.
Hokolazu scores with a sloppy right hand. Andrade should have avoided that one.
Hokolazu jabs at Andrade's body.
Hokolazu tests Andrade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hokolazu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hokolazu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Hokolazu backs off Andrade throws a huge counter combo but Hokolazu manages to avoid it all.
Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hokolazu misses with a hook.
Hokolazu scores with a jab.
Hokolazu lands a big head kick that sends Andrade tumbling to the mat! Hokolazu takes a step backwards and waves Andrade back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Andrade is rocked!
Charley Hokolazu is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hokolazu is stalking Andrade. Andrade circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hokolazu, and it's lights out! Andrade really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charley Hokolazu!
An out of breath Charley Hokolazu 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiro Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasuhiro Akagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Sung!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagi jabs Sung right on the nose. Sung blinks but takes it well.
Akagi scores with a body shot.
Akagi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akagi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yasuhiro Akagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akagi lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Sam Sung has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akagi, as that shot connected.
Akagi connects with a body shot that sends Sung's belly button to the back.
Akagi shoots in looking for a takedown. Sung tries to sprawl out of it but Akagi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sung is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sung gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akagi leaves Sung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akagi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sung letting Akagi take a breather here.
Sung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akagi works on Sung's body with a couple of short punches.
Sung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akagi is keeping busy.
Sung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sung wants to stall.
Sung misses with a punch on the inside.
Sung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akagi's elbow.
Akagi scores with a hook to the body.
Akagi lands a body shot.
Sung looks winded!
Akagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sung backwards.
Still in the clinch, Akagi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sung backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akagi cracks Sung with a nice body shot.
Sung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Akagi.
Akagi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akagi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akagi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Akagi as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Akagi.
Akagi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sung backwards.
Sung's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sung is rocked!
Akagi lands with a short shot to the head.
Sung is still on wobbly legs! Can Akagi finish him?
Akagi pushes Sung against the cage. Akagi is working some dirty boxing. Akagi pushes off with a quick right hook! Sung goes down! Sung tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Akagi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yasuhiro Akagi!
Yasuhiro Akagi 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.
The defeated Sam Sung had this to say: 'Looks like iSuck. Get it ? Get it ? :D'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franciszek Szczepaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Wakahisa (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franciszek Szczepaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryuu Wakahisa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakahisa tries to clinch but Szczepaniak is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Szczepaniak.
Wakahisa instigates a clinch.
Szczepaniak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wakahisa backwards.
Nice body punch from Szczepaniak.
Wakahisa throws an elbow that misses.
Wakahisa tries a knee to the head but Szczepaniak blocks it.
Szczepaniak throws a punch but it's blocked by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Szczepaniak.
Wakahisa misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakahisa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczepaniak is defending well for now.
Szczepaniak tries to work over Wakahisa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Szczepaniak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wakahisa's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Szczepaniak.
Wakahisa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Szczepaniak's face.
It looks like Franciszek Szczepaniak has been cut.
Wakahisa being controlled against the cage.
Wakahisa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Szczepaniak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Wakahisa.
Szczepaniak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wakahisa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szczepaniak avoids it.
Szczepaniak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wakahisa looking to slow down the pace here.
Szczepaniak working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Szczepaniak.
Wakahisa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Szczepaniak working aggressively here.
Szczepaniak blocks the elbow strike.
Szczepaniak has a couple of punches blocked by Wakahisa.
Wakahisa avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakahisa slows down the pace here.
A left hand lands to the body for Szczepaniak.
Szczepaniak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Szczepaniak lands a right hand.
Wakahisa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wakahisa misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Szczepaniak as the two fighters clinch.
Wakahisa looks winded!
Szczepaniak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Szczepaniak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Szczepaniak.
Szczepaniak stalling the fight.
Szczepaniak just leaning against Wakahisa, taking a breather.
Wakahisa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Szczepaniak's defenses.
Szczepaniak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Szczepaniak.
Szczepaniak scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Szczepaniak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczepaniak lands with a light punch inside.
Wakahisa is rocked!
Szczepaniak creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Wakahisa with a big uppercut! Wakahisa tries to clinch up but Szczepaniak pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Wakahisa to the mat! Wakahisa covers up and Szczepaniak unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franciszek Szczepaniak!
In defeat, Ryuu Wakahisa stepped up to the mic, saying 'Cortez you had me tonight with those punches!! Looking for a rematch soon!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woodward Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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157 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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166 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Woodward Glass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass wants to clinch.
As Glass looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Glass just gets out of the way.
Glass throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Glass closes the distance and clinches.
Glass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glass scores a nice knee to the body.
Glass looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Glass won't allow it.
Glass struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Glass landing knees to the head.
It looks like Marcus Davis has been cut.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glass has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Glass is controlling the position.
A short left from Glass.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Glass has double underhooks.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Glass has double underhooks.
Davis is trying to push Glass away but Glass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Glass has the dominant position.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Glass has double underhooks.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a right hand that Glass ducks under and follows up with a left that Glass also avoids with ease.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glass digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Glass controlling the action here for a moment.
Glass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glass stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Glass scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Davis tries to break free but Glass pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Glass.
Glass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Glass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Glass leaning against his opponent.
Glass prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Glass leaning against his opponent.
Glass scores a nice knee to the body.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Glass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Glass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glass lands with a short shot to the head.
Glass landing knees to the head.
Glass tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Glass has double underhooks.
Glass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Glass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glass is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Glass has his back to the cage.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis tries to break free but Glass pushes him back against the cage.
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis tries to break free but Glass pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Glass controlling the action here for a moment.
Glass lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Glass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis wants to break free but Glass has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Glass landing knees to the body.
Glass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Glass is controlling him.
Glass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass landing knees to the body.
Davis wants to break free but Glass has control.
Glass dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Glass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Glass lands a body shot.
Glass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Glass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodward Glass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Davis's cut.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
It looked like Davis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcus Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a right and a left that Glass avoids nicely.
Glass looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glass counters with a straight right hand.
Glass tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Glass moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Glass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass lands a knee to the head.
Glass effectively controlling the action here.
Glass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis 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.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Glass has the dominant position.
Glass crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glass into the cage.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Glass is controlling the position.
Glass is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Glass.
Glass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glass lands an uppercut.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Davis prevents a body shot from Glass.
Glass scores with a knee to the head.
Glass lands a knee to the head.
Glass leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glass.
Glass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Glass looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Glass lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis tries to circle away but Glass has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Glass scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Glass.
Glass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Glass pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Glass.
Davis wants to break free but Glass has control.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glass.
Glass misses with a knee strike.
Glass trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glass into the cage.
Glass leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Glass stalling in the clinch.
Glass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Glass tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Glass keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Glass lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to break free but Glass has control.
Davis can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Glass.
A bit of stalling here from Glass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
Davis blocks a body shot from Glass.
Glass lands a knee to the head.
Glass lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glass has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glass stalling.
Glass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Glass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glass prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Glass connects with a knee to the head.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glass has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woodward Glass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Glass instigates a clinch.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Glass prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Glass.
Nice body punch from Glass - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Glass.
Glass gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Glass stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Glass obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Glass stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Glass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glass pressing his opponent against the cage.
Glass lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Glass.
Glass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Glass slowing the pace effectively.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Glass is controlling him.
Glass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Glass is controlling him.
Glass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Davis tries to break free but Glass pushes him back against the cage.
Glass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Glass won't allow it.
Glass avoiding damage.
Glass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass scores with a knee to the head.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Glass crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Glass trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Glass into the cage.
Davis is trying to break free.
Glass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glass.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Glass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Glass gets a clinch.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Glass won't allow it.
Glass taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Glass keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Glass.
A hook to the body from Glass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Glass has him pressed against the cage.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Glass keeps him there for the moment.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Glass.
Knees in the clinch landing for Glass.
Knees to the body from Glass.
Woodward Glass is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Glass has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Glass.
Marcus Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Glass wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woodward Glass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Glass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woodward Glass!
Woodward Glass seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Vessla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen The Bleeding as his entrance music. Victor Vessla is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Vessla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vessla moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vessla misses with some punches.
Vessla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wade manages to break the clinch.
Vessla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vessla jabs Wade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vessla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wade - the referee stops the clock and Vessla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wade. Vessla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Vessla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vessla misses with a body shot.
Wade lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vessla will feel that in the morning.
Vessla ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Vessla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Vessla.
Vessla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vessla's calf.
Vessla slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vessla avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wade throws a leg kick which misses Vessla's front leg but catches the back leg as Vessla tries to avoid it.
Vessla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vessla clinches up with Wade and pushes him back against the cage.
Wade breaks the clinch.
Wade on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vessla missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wade pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vessla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vessla connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vessla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Wade thows a body kick. Vessla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Vessla does it's job there.
Wade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vessla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wade.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wade.
Wade pushes Vessla away with a front kick.
Vessla clinches with his opponent.
Vessla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Vessla gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Vessla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessla works on Wade's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vessla.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vessla.
Vessla misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Wade fails to land.
Wade blocks a body shot from Vessla.
Wade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vessla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vessla takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vessla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vessla steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wade. That one must have hurt.
Vessla dodges the punch combination from Wade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vessla takes the fight into the clinch.
Vessla misses with some punches.
Vessla tries to throw a body punch but Wade avoids it by throwing Vessla back against the cage.
Vessla will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wade throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vessla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wade.
Vessla misses with a punch on the inside.
Vessla can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vessla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wade.
Wade looks winded!
Vessla throws a head punch that misses.
Vessla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
Vessla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade blocks a body shot from Vessla.
Wade taking a breather.
Wade taking a breather.
Wade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morgan Wade will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vessla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Vessla.
Wade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vessla. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vessla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vessla's elbow.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vessla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wade is trying to break the clinch but Vessla is controlling him.
Wade blocks a body shot from Vessla.
Vessla managing to block the knees to the body from Wade.
Vessla pushes Wade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Victor Vessla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vessla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vessla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vessla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Wade.
Vessla tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wade manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade throws a series of punches but Vessla moves out of range.
Wade misses with a low kick.
Wade throws a series of punches but Vessla moves out of range.
Wade scores with a nice body kick.
Wade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vessla swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Vessla throws a body shot but no joy.
Vessla throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vessla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wade counters with a thumping low kick.
Vessla cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wade connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Vessla.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Vessla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade slips under a jab.
Vessla clinches with his opponent.
Vessla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
Wade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Vessla fails to land.
Wade blocks a body shot from Vessla.
Vessla tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vessla misses with a body punch.
Vessla struggles to land a body shot inside as Wade controls his hands.
Vessla misses with some punches.
Vessla can't find room to land a body shot as Wade controls the action.
Wade breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessla missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wade throws a counter combo.
Vessla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wade moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Morgan Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vessla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wade - the referee stops the clock and Vessla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wade. Vessla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vessla wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vessla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade defending well as Vessla loads up on a big left hand.
Wade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wade. That's going to slow Vessla down.
Wade tries to bum rush Vessla with a series of wild strikes but Vessla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vessla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wade.
Vessla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wade.
Vessla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vessla misses with a jab to the body
and Wade counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Vessla misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vessla throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
Vessla misses with a body shot.
Wade slips under a jab.
Wade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vessla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wade counters with a left and a right that stings Vessla.
Nice body punch from Vessla.
Vessla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
Vessla swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vessla clobbers Wade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vessla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morgan Wade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wade throws a push kick but Vessla slaps the foot to one side.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Vessla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade throws a head kick but Vessla moves out of range.
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Vessla.
A swing and a miss from Vessla.
Wade takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wade misses with a double jab
and Vessla counters by clinching up.
Wade trying to stall but Vessla improves his position.
Vessla has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vessla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vessla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vessla is leaning against Wade and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wade throws a series of punches but Vessla avoids them all with ease.
Vessla 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.
Nice defenses there by Wade.
Wade is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vessla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vessla throws a lazy right hand but Wade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vessla throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vessla lands a head shot.
Wade misses with a body kick.
Vessla looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Vessla throws a right hand that misses
and Wade counters with a one-two to the body.
Wade thumps Vessla with a low kick.
Vessla connects with a crisp jab.
Wade looks to land a combination. Vessla sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Vessla finds it's target.
Wade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vessla seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vessla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vessla misses with a hook.
Wade tries to land a leg kick but Vessla saw it coming and moves away.
Vessla tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wade manages to circle out of the way.
Vessla closes the distance and clinches.
Vessla lands with a light punch inside.
Vessla lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vessla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
A short left from Vessla.
Vessla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wade's elbow.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Vessla.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vessla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wade manages to break the clinch.
Vessla throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
Vessla cracks Wade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vessla's corner calls for a 1-2. Vessla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wade lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vessla will feel that in the morning.
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vessla throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wade.
Wade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vessla tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan Wade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wade feints a jab promting Vessla to slip. Wade then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vessla slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Vessla tries to counter by clinching up but Wade breaks away and moves out of range.
Vessla swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Vessla looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Wade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Vessla.
Wade throws a right and a left that Vessla avoids nicely.
Vessla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vessla avoids the head kick by Wade.
Vessla tries to counter by clinching up but Wade breaks away and moves out of range.
Vessla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wade counters with a two punch combo.
Vessla misses with a wild body shot.
Vessla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vessla forces Wade back against the cage and clinches.
Vessla scores with a shoulder strike.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Wade tries to break free but Vessla pushes him back against the cage.
Vessla scores with a shot to the side of Wade's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vessla misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Vessla as the two fighters clinch.
Victor Vessla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vessla pushes Wade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 Victor Vessla.
I think Wade 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pieter Daan Mostert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daryl Darnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pieter Daan Mostert!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnell slips a jab and a cross from Mostert.
Mostert has his takedown stuffed
and Darnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mostert will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darnell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mostert misses with a combination
and Darnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darnell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mostert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darnell circles away.
Darnell throws a big counter combination but Mostert scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daryl Darnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pieter Daan Mostert.
Mostert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mostert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darnell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darnell stuffs the takedown.
Mostert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mostert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnell defending well as Mostert loads up on a big left hand.
Daryl Darnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mostert misses with a takedown attempt
and Darnell counters with a straight right hand.
Mostert misses with a double jab
enabling Darnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mostert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Mostert misses
and Darnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mostert throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darnell half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mostert.
Darnell is looking for a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Mostert. Those never looked like landing.
Darnell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mostert misses with a straight right.
Mostert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darnell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mostert pushes down on Darnell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mostert uses his free foot to push down on Darnell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Darnell.
Darnell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnell is squirming around, avoiding Mostert's attempts to control the action.
Darnell tries to lock up and control but Mostert gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mostert in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mostert is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Darnell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mostert landing strikes from the mount and Darnell is in trouble!
Mostert working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Darnell is desperately trying to improve his position but Mostert has a good base and remains in mount.
Mostert controlling the position easily from mount.
Darnell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mostert on the ground.
Darnell is working to get back to half guard.
Mostert thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Darnell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pieter Daan Mostert dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mostert misses with a body shot
and Darnell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mostert throws a combination that misses
and Darnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mostert with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darnell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mostert is rocked!
Mostert misses with a head kick.
Mostert looks for a takedown but Darnell sprawls well.
Darnell appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostert fails with a takedown attempt.
Daryl Darnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pieter Daan Mostert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Mostert, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've been told by Darnell's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mostert misses with a series of wild punches.
Darnell throws a big counter combination but Mostert scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mostert works over Darnell's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mostert fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Darnell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mostert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darnell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mostert somewhat.
Darnell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mostert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darnell counters with a right hand to the body.
Mostert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Darnell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mostert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mostert shoots in but Darnell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Darnell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mostert misses with a looping right.
A combination from Mostert does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Darnell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mostert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darnell pinned against the cage. Darnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pieter Daan Mostert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mostert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mostert looking to score a takedown here. Darnell is defending well but Mostert drives through and ends up in Darnell's guard.
Darnell trying to control the position.
Mostert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mostert scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mostert trying to control the position from guard on top but Darnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darnell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mostert throwing strikes but missing.
Darnell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darnell wants to sweep here but Mostert controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daryl Darnell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mostert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darnell sprawls well. Darnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mostert gets slowly back to his feet.
Darnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mostert with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mostert misses with a takedown
and Darnell counters with a left right combination that sends Mostert crashing to the mat - Darnell wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Mostert out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Darnell!
A very excited looking Daryl Darnell 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ysengrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murha Puro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Ysengrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murha Puro!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ysengrin moves out of range as Puro strikes.
Ysengrin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Puro.
Puro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ysengrin throws out the jab.
It seemed like Puro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Puro walks into a left hand.
Ysengrin connects with a body shot that sends Puro's belly button to the back.
Puro loads up on a big right hand but Ysengrin slips the punch.
Puro fakes the leg kick and cracks Ysengrin in the body.
Puro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ysengrin slips a jab from Puro.
Puro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ysengrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ysengrin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ysengrin moves away from the strike by Puro.
Puro throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puro misses with a body shot.
Ysengrin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ysengrin - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro connects with the punch.
Puro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ysengrin's sensitive parts.
Puro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ysengrin.
Ysengrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puro throws a jab but it's blocked by Ysengrin.
Murha Puro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puro throws a leg kick but Ysengrin checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Ysengrin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ysengrin.
No joy there for Ysengrin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puro walks straight into a right hand from Ysengrin - that's dropped him! Ysengrin jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Puro from any more punishment! Puro complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francis Ysengrin!
A very excited looking Francis Ysengrin rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Murha Puro spoke after the fight, saying 'vittu'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alun Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Zoldyck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Zoldyck will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alun Warburton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silva Zoldyck!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Zoldyck.
Warburton instigates a clinch.
Warburton lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck lands a nice uppercut.
Warburton lands a right hand.
Warburton misses with the head strike.
Warburton missing with knees to the body.
Zoldyck pushes Warburton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zoldyck has had enough of the clinch but Warburton keeps him there for the moment.
We've been hearing reports that Warburton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zoldyck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warburton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warburton slips a jab and a cross from Zoldyck.
Zoldyck has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Warburton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zoldyck defends well and Warburton ends up having to push Zoldyck into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Warburton thuds a left hand into Zoldyck's body.
Zoldyck is looking to chop away at Warburton's legs.
Warburton misses with an uppercut
enabling Zoldyck to counter with a crisp jab.
Zoldyck scores with a leg kick.
Zoldyck misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoldyck takes a swing at Warburton's ribcage but misses.
Zoldyck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warburton misses with a straight left.
Zoldyck lands with a nice body kick.
Zoldyck slips under a jab.
A big left from Warburton misses.
Zoldyck misses with an uppercut. Warburton saw that one coming.
Zoldyck scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zoldyck ducks under a wild hook from Warburton.
Warburton misses the shot to the body.
Zoldyck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zoldyck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warburton.
Zoldyck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Warburton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Zoldyck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warburton lands a nice looking body shot.
Warburton blocks a low kick nicely.
Warburton tries to counter by clinching up but Zoldyck breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva Zoldyck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warburton throws a shot from downtown. Zoldyck moves away and avoids it.
Zoldyck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warburton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zoldyck circles away.
Zoldyck only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Zoldyck moves out of range as Warburton strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zoldyck, right into the meat.
Zoldyck moves out of range as Warburton strikes.
Warburton throws an off balance right hand
and Zoldyck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoldyck scoring well with a low kick there.
Zoldyck throws a solid leg kick but Warburton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zoldyck.
Zoldyck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zoldyck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Zoldyck misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zoldyck.
Warburton loads up on a big right hand but Zoldyck slips the punch.
Jab from Zoldyck.
A lazy left from Zoldyck finds it's target.
Warburton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoldyck.
Warburton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zoldyck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zoldyck scores with a punch to the head.
Warburton throws a right hand that misses
and Zoldyck counters with a nice uppercut.
Zoldyck tries a head kick but it misses.
Zoldyck moves away from the strike by Warburton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warburton fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warburton misses with an uppercut. Zoldyck saw that one coming.
Zoldyck drops Warburton with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Warburton looks back up at him and smiles so Zoldyck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Warburton is rocked!
Zoldyck scores with a leg kick.
Oh Warburton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warburton jabs Zoldyck right on the nose. Zoldyck blinks but takes it well.
Zoldyck misses the shot to the body.
Warburton seems to have got his legs back now.
Zoldyck takes a swing at Warburton's ribcage but misses.
Warburton throws a right hand that misses
and Zoldyck counters with an outside leg kick.
Warburton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Warburton is looking for a kimura but Zoldyck is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Warburton to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warburton is working for a kimura but Zoldyck is defending it quite comfortably.
Warburton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zoldyck is just riding it out for now. Warburton eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Zoldyck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zoldyck lands a jab to Warburton's midsection.
Zoldyck catches Warburton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slow jab from Warburton misses its intended target.
Zoldyck now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good shot there by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck lands a slapping body shot.
Zoldyck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zoldyck.
Warburton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zoldyck throws out the jab.
Warburton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warburton blocks a jab.
Warburton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Zoldyck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoldyck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warburton was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoldyck.
Warburton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warburton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice cross by Warburton.
Zoldyck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoldyck ducks under a wild hook from Warburton.
Crunch! Zoldyck slams his shin into Warburton's torso.
Zoldyck moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warburton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zoldyck moves away.
Zoldyck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Warburton at a distance.
Warburton looks to land a right hand but Zoldyck moved out of range.
Warburton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zoldyck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warburton throws a right hand that misses
and Zoldyck counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zoldyck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zoldyck drops Warburton with a beautiful combination! Warburton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zoldyck is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warburton throws a right hand that misses
and Zoldyck counters with a body kick.
Zoldyck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warburton.
Warburton loads up on a big right hand but Zoldyck slips the punch.
Silva Zoldyck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zoldyck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warburton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zoldyck.
Warburton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zoldyck.
Zoldyck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zoldyck keeps the fight on the outside.
Zoldyck is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warburton with a body shot.
Warburton with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Warburton. That snapped Zoldyck's head back.
Warburton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Warburton wants to pass the guard but Zoldyck is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Warburton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Warburton trying to pass the guard but Zoldyck defending well.
Warburton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zoldyck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Warburton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zoldyck is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zoldyck has escaped and now he's on top!
Warburton looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zoldyck puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Warburton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Warburton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zoldyck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Warburton looking for subs off his back but Zoldyck has passed one foot through into half guard.
Warburton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Warburton looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zoldyck passes into half guard.
Warburton wants to sweep but Zoldyck has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Zoldyck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zoldyck slips a jab from Warburton.
Zoldyck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zoldyck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warburton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zoldyck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warburton moves away.
Nice defenses there by Zoldyck.
Warburton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zoldyck defending well as Warburton loads up on a big left hand.
Warburton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Zoldyck's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Zoldyck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warburton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Warburton misses with an uppercut.
Zoldyck appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warburton avoids the body shot from Zoldyck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoldyck moves out of range of the strikes.
Warburton throws a hook but Zoldyck avoids it easily.
Zoldyck looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zoldyck throws a body kick that misses.
Zoldyck scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warburton cracks Zoldyck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Zoldyck.
Warburton just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoldyck throws a body shot but no joy.
Warburton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zoldyck to score with a decent uppercut.
Zoldyck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zoldyck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warburton.
Warburton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zoldyck.
Warburton loads up on a big right hand but Zoldyck slips the punch.
Warburton forces Zoldyck back against the cage and clinches.
Zoldyck misses with some punches.
Warburton struggles to land a body shot inside as Zoldyck controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warburton tries a knee to the head but Zoldyck blocks it.
Zoldyck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoldyck is trying to stall.
Warburton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Warburton fails to land.
Zoldyck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zoldyck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warburton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zoldyck.
Warburton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zoldyck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warburton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zoldyck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zoldyck - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Warburton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zoldyck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoldyck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Zoldyck.
Warburton gets control of Zoldyck's arms and successfully pulls guard. Warburton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Warburton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Zoldyck stacks Warburton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Zoldyck!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Zoldyck wants to control but Warburton is keeping him busy.
Warburton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zoldyck's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Warburton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zoldyck has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warburton is desperately trying to improve his position but Zoldyck has a good base and remains in mount.
Warburton is working hard here to advance position.
Warburton 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.
Warburton looking for submissions off his back.
Warburton is looking for a sweep. Zoldyck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Warburton has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Zoldyck escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Zoldyck!
Warburton tries to buck Zoldyck off but Zoldyck is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Zoldyck really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warburton throws an overhand right that lands on Zoldyck's shoulder, as Zoldyck tries to avoid the shot.
Zoldyck tries to land a front kick but Warburton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warburton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Zoldyck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Warburton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Warburton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheers as Warburton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zoldyck doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Zoldyck misses.
Zoldyck catches Warburton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No luck for Warburton with that takedown attempt.
Zoldyck now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoldyck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warburton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warburton throws out a loose jab but Zoldyck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warburton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warburton lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Warburton misses its intended target.
Zoldyck missing with a left hand there. Warburton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zoldyck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warburton.
Warburton tries to clinch there but Zoldyck circles away.
Warburton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warburton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zoldyck.
Zoldyck connects with a single shot there.
Zoldyck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warburton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zoldyck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zoldyck throws a leg kick but Warburton checks it.
Warburton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Warburton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warburton misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warburton misses with a hook. Zoldyck ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Warburton.
Zoldyck slips a jab from Warburton.
Zoldyck is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Zoldyck misses with a series of wild punches.
Zoldyck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warburton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zoldyck can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warburton throws a hook but Zoldyck blocks it.
Warburton throws a lazy uppercut
and Zoldyck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zoldyck cracks Warburton with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Warburton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zoldyck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warburton moves in looking to clinch but Zoldyck pushes him off.
Warburton missing with a left hand there. Zoldyck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zoldyck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Warburton throws an off balance right hand
and Zoldyck counters with a nice uppercut.
Zoldyck ducks under a wild hook from Warburton.
Warburton wants to clinch up but Zoldyck keeps it at a distance.
Zoldyck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warburton.
Zoldyck appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Warburton throws a hook but Zoldyck blocks it.
Zoldyck misses with a body kick.
Jab by Zoldyck.
Warburton cracks Zoldyck with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warburton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zoldyck.
Zoldyck swings for the body but Warburton moves out of range.
Warburton looks to land a left hand but Zoldyck moved out of range nicely.
Warburton blocks a jab.
Warburton's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Warburton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Warburton throws a jab but it's blocked by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Zoldyck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Warburton missing with a left hand there. Zoldyck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warburton throws an off balance right hand
and Zoldyck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zoldyck throws a push kick but Warburton slaps the foot to one side.
Zoldyck throws a leg kick but Warburton moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Zoldyck dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Warburton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zoldyck. Warburton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warburton misses with a hook.
Warburton loads up on a big right hand but Zoldyck slips the punch.
Zoldyck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warburton throws out the jab.
Zoldyck jabs Warburton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zoldyck looks to land a right hand but Warburton moved out of range.
Warburton looks to land a left hand but Zoldyck moved out of range nicely.
Zoldyck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Warburton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zoldyck.
Warburton seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Warburton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoldyck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warburton throws a lazy right hand but Zoldyck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zoldyck flicks out a counter leg kick but Warburton steps away.
Warburton misses with a hook.
Zoldyck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Zoldyck misses.
Zoldyck scoring well with a low kick there.
Zoldyck connects with a looping right hand.
Zoldyck is looking to slow Warburton down with leg kicks.
Warburton has a takedown stuffed.
A nice side step and Zoldyck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zoldyck throws the left hand but Warburton avoids the punch easily.
Warburton throws a shot from downtown. Zoldyck moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck misses with a hook. Warburton ducked under it nicely.
Warburton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zoldyck.
Zoldyck tests Warburton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warburton throws a lazy uppercut
and Zoldyck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zoldyck scores with a jab to the head.
Zoldyck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warburton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zoldyck defending well as Warburton loads up on a big left hand.
Zoldyck looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warburton is defended easily by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Warburton moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zoldyck.
Warburton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zoldyck avoids it.
Zoldyck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Zoldyck misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton throws a hook but Zoldyck avoids it easily.
Zoldyck misses with a left hand
and Warburton moves into the clinch.
Warburton trying to land knees to the body.
Alun Warburton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zoldyck misses with some punches.
Warburton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zoldyck smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alun Warburton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoldyck cracks Warburton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Zoldyck has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Warburton to stand back up!
Zoldyck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Warburton misses with a right hand
and Zoldyck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Warburton thinking.
Warburton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warburton wants to clinch
and Zoldyck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoldyck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warburton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warburton jabs at Zoldyck's body.
Zoldyck throws out a leg kick but Warburton moves out of range and Zoldyck only half commits.
Warburton tries to counter by clinching up but Zoldyck breaks away and moves out of range.
Zoldyck misses with a shot to the body
and Warburton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warburton.
Zoldyck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zoldyck tests Warburton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Warburton misses with a hook. Zoldyck ducked under it nicely.
Warburton is looking to clinch.
Warburton throws a lazy uppercut
and Zoldyck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zoldyck throws a leg kick but Warburton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Warburton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zoldyck.
Zoldyck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warburton was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoldyck.
Alun Warburton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Warburton misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva Zoldyck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zoldyck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Zoldyck! Silva Zoldyck retains his light heavyweight title!
Silva Zoldyck seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veke Purha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu: Vai Finaliza!. Veke Purha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ramon Gracie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veke Purha!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purha throws a sloppy body shot
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Purha fights it but they end up in guard.
Purha looking to control.
Purha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gracie is taking a breather. Purha says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Purha defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Purha knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Purha keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Purha is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie takes Purha's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Purha right now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Purha trying to control but not successfully.
Gracie is trying to stick to Purha's back but Purha is turning into Gracie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gracie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Purha.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Purha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie controlling Purha's posture.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Purha defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Purha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Purha stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
It looks like Ramon Gracie has been cut.
My spies in Team Migraine inform me that Purha has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Purha is proving a slippery customer.
Purha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gracie 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.
Purha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Purha has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Purha's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ramon Gracie!
Ramon Gracie retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Ramon Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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