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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Rahim (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Rahim!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahim feints and then cracks Banner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banner down.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rahim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banner in his tracks.
It looks like Tony Banner has been cut.
Rahim lands a high kick!
A shot to the liver by Rahim. Beautiful body shot.
Rahim feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Banner sprawling to the canvas! Banner rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rahim finish him?!
Banner is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Rahim! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ali Rahim!
Ali Rahim decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the cage accompanied by Natural Born Killaz by Dr Dre & Ice Cube. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Benny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley works Silver's body with a nice hook.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Talley moved out of range.
Talley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silver scrambles back to his feet.
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.
Silver blocks a low kick nicely.
Talley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver instigates a clinch.
Silver tries a body shot but Talley blocks it.
Talley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talley jabs at Silver's body.
Talley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silver defending well as Talley loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talley manages to avoid it.
Talley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talley moves out of range of the leg kick from Silver.
Talley feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley lands with a straight right. Silver didn't see that one coming.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Talley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Talley has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Talley pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Talley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Talley blocks the elbow strike.
Talley can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Talley has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Talley tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Talley has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Talley's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Talley is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talley avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Talley lands a left hand.
Silver is leaning against Talley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Talley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Talley is trying to break free.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Talley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Talley's brow.
Talley avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver throws an elbow but it misses.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Talley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Talley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Silver.
KJ Talley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Talley to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Talley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talley drops Silver with a nice combination! Talley dives into Silver's guard, looking to finish!
Silver is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silver manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Oh Silver is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley trying to control the position.
Silver seems to have got his legs back now.
Silver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Talley is pulling down on Silver's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Talley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but KJ Talley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Talley. Talley obviously looking to wear him down.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
We've been told by Silver's head coaches at Gorilla Warfare MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Talley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Talley with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Talley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Talley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talley up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talley avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
Talley is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver is stalling here.
Talley blocking some punches.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
Talley working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Talley blocks the elbow strike.
Talley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Talley cracks Silver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talley swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley misses with a double jab
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Talley checks a low kick from Silver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver lands a right hook to the body.
Talley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silver swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talley scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver jabs Talley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Talley throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Talley saw that one coming.
Talley takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talley was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
And Talley responds with a good body kick, but Silver manages to step out the way in time.
Talley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Talley misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Talley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silver clinches up with Talley and pushes him back against the cage.
Talley tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Talley working aggressively here.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Talley shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talley avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver is looking to wear down Talley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Talley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silver's hands.
Silver pushes Talley up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silver.
Talley has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Talley shrugs off.
Talley breaks from the clinch.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talley throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Silver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Talley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Talley tries to land a body kick
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Silver avoids the body shot from Talley.
Silver swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Talley blocks the elbow strike.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley can't break the clinch.
Talley avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Talley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver wants to clinch up but Talley keeps it at a distance.
Talley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.
Silver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Talley misses.
Talley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talley keeps the fight on the outside.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
KJ Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talley slips a straight right by Silver.
Talley lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver tries to clinch there but Talley circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Talley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver tries to clinch up
and Talley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silver lands with a straight right. Talley didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talley.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Talley manages to avoid it.
Talley throws a body kick that misses
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Talley moved out of range.
Talley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Talley throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Talley jabs Silver right on the nose. Silver blinks but takes it well.
Talley lands a right hook to the body.
Talley lands a body shot.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Talley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talley misses with a low kick.
Talley checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Silver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Talley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talley throws a sloppy body shot
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Talley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Talley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Silver!
Benny Silver gave a mention to Modern Wear Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny McCormick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny McCormick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Radev. That's going to slow McCormick down.
Radev catches McCormick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCormick avoids the body shot from Radev.
McCormick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Radev with the counter takedown but McCormick avoids it easily.
McCormick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Radev looks to score with a jab to the body but McCormick is just out of range.
McCormick's corner calls for a 1-2. McCormick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nikolai Radev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Radev checks a leg kick.
McCormick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Radev. Radev obviously looking to wear him down.
McCormick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Nikolai Radev has been cut.
Radev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Radev gets a double leg takedown into McCormick's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radev won't allow McCormick to sweep him here.
Radev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Radev preventing the sweep.
Radev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Radev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radev wants to control from the top but McCormick keeps moving.
Radev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Radev won't allow McCormick to sweep him here.
Radev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Radev trying to control the position from guard on top but McCormick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McCormick moves forwards but Radev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCormick throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev lands a leg kick that knocks McCormick off balance momentarily.
Radev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Radev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCormick lands a jab to the head.
McCormick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Radev's calf.
Radev scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCormick checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from McCormick misses the target.
Radev throws a leg kick
and McCormick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
McCormick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Radev.
Radev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCormick can pounce on him.
McCormick throws a shot from downtown. Radev moves away and avoids it.
McCormick connects with the punch.
McCormick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Radev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Radev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCormick.
Radev follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McCormick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCormick is looking to counter punch.
McCormick throws an overhand right that lands on Radev's shoulder, as Radev tries to avoid the shot.
McCormick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like McCormick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCormick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Radev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCormick's head.
McCormick is rocked!
McCormick misses with a leg kick
and Radev counters with a big right hand! Oh McCormick is in trouble here! Radev follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Radev!
An out of breath Nikolai Radev 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 Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Fardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes comes into the arena with Welcome To My Hood blaring out of the sound system. Fardy has chosen Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Fardy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fardy swings for the body but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes connects with a body shot.
Fardy is looking to slow McHughes down with leg kicks.
McHughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McHughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fardy throws a head kick that misses
and McHughes counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Fardy misses the target.
McHughes loads up on a big right hand but Fardy slips the punch.
Fardy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fardy checks a leg kick.
McHughes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fardy.
Fardy avoids the body shot from McHughes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fardy. McHughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
McHughes throws a right and a left that Fardy avoids nicely.
McHughes is looking to slow Fardy down with leg kicks.
McHughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fardy tries to land a front kick but McHughes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fardy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by McHughes's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McHughes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McHughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fardy. Fardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes scores with a hook to the body. Fardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fardy.
A bone on bone clash there as Fardy blocks the leg kick.
Fardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McHughes.
Fardy moves forwards but McHughes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McHughes thows a leg kick but Fardy checks it
and Fardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fardy misses with a low kick.
McHughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McHughes throws a head kick that misses.
Fardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Fardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fardy slips a jab from McHughes.
Fardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McHughes.
Fardy is looking to land body kicks.
McHughes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fardy.
McHughes scores with a nice strike.
Fardy jabs McHughes right on the nose. McHughes blinks but takes it well.
Fardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from McHughes misses
letting Fardy counter with a right hand.
Fardy avoids the body shot from McHughes.
Fardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McHughes with a body shot.
McHughes slips under a jab.
McHughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McHughes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardy wants to slow McHughes down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from McHughes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
McHughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McHughes throws a chopping leg kick but Fardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McHughes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McHughes lands with a cross.
McHughes misses with an uppercut. Fardy saw that one coming.
McHughes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fardy moves out of range of the body kick.
McHughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McHughes throws a leg kick
and Fardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McHughes looks to land a left hand but Fardy moved out of range nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fardy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McHughes has got the better of the exchanges.
Fardy throws a hook but McHughes blocks it.
Nigel McHughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fardy moves away.
Fardy defending well as McHughes loads up on a big left hand.
Fardy drops his hands momentarily and McHughes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McHughes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fardy's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fardy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McHughes misses with a body punch
and Fardy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McHughes checks a leg kick.
As Fardy tries to get set, McHughes tries to push him back and clinch up but Fardy manages to avoid the attempt.
Fardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fardy throws a head kick but McHughes moves out of range.
McHughes digs a good body shot into Fardy's ribs.
McHughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McHughes is looking to wear down Fardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McHughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fardy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fardy avoids the body shot from McHughes.
McHughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fardy in his tracks.
McHughes misses with the body kick
and Fardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McHughes checks a low kick from Fardy.
McHughes throws a quick inside leg kick.
McHughes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes cracks Fardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McHughes misses with a looping right.
Fardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McHughess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fardy throws a lazy right hand but McHughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by McHughes.
McHughes tries a low kick but Fardy avoids it.
Fardy misses with a looping right.
Fardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fardy misses with a hook
and McHughes counters with a slapping leg kick.
McHughes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fardy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes is looking to score with low kicks.
McHughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Fardy scores with a head kick.
It looks like Nigel McHughes has been cut.
McHughes misses the shot to the body.
Fardy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McHughes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fardy is able to avoid easily.
Fardy thuds his shin into the meat of McHughes's side.
McHughes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McHughes thuds a left hand into Fardy's body.
Fardy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McHughes checks a low kick from Fardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fardy throws out a loose jab but McHughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nigel McHughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Fardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McHughes thuds his right hand into Fardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McHughes lands with a straight right. Fardy didn't see that one coming.
McHughes throws a jab when Fardy was well out of range.
McHughes slips a jab and a cross from Fardy.
McHughes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fardy manages to circle out of the way.
McHughes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fardy tries to work over McHughes's front leg with a kick but McHughes checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel McHughes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel McHughes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fardy misses with a head kick.
McHughes half committed to a counter leg kick.
McHughes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Josh Fardy has been cut.
McHughes cracks a nice hook into Fardy's ribs.
A low kick from McHughes misses
enabling Fardy to counter with a crisp jab.
McHughes throws out a leg kick but Fardy moves out of range and McHughes only half commits.
Fardy checks the leg kick.
McHughes cracks Fardy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHughes just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from McHughes is predictable there
and Fardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McHughes thuds a left hand into Fardy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fardy misses the body punch
and Fardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McHughes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fardy is looking to slow McHughes down with leg kicks.
Fardy throws a front kick that sends McHughes stumbling back into the cage.
McHughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McHughes is looking to slow Fardy down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from McHughes misses
and Fardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McHughes thinking.
McHughes throws a leg kick but Fardy checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Fardy misses the target.
McHughes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fardy throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fardy.
Josh Fardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHughes lands a nice looking body shot.
McHughes misses with a low kick.
Fardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McHughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McHughes.
McHughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fardy.
McHughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Fardy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McHughes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McHughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes takes a swing at Fardy's ribcage but misses.
McHughes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fardy counters with a thumping low kick.
McHughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from McHughes misses
and Fardy counters with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fardy.
Nigel McHughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McHughes cracks Fardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fardy looks to land a left hand but McHughes moved out of range nicely.
McHughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fardy.
McHughes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fardy.
Fardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for McHughes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes lands with a nice body punch.
A clash of legs there as Fardy blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Fardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McHughes scores with a leg kick.
McHughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fardy looks to land a right hand but McHughes moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McHughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McHughes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McHughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fardy can do to turn this around?
McHughes misses with an uppercut
and Fardy counters with a straight right hand.
Fardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McHughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Fardy backs away, McHughes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McHughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Nigel McHughes.
Well McHughes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel McHughes!
Nigel McHughes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swann comes to the cage accompanied by Corey Hart - I Wear My Sunglasses At Night. Maiden has chosen Wildfire in the streets as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Swann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maiden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maiden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swann throws a shot from downtown. Maiden moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swann throws a head punch that misses.
Maiden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maiden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maiden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maiden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maiden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swann lands an uppercut.
Maiden is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swann can't find room to land a body shot as Maiden controls the action.
Maiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maiden blocking some punches.
Swann lands a body shot.
Maiden is trying to break the clinch but Swann is controlling him.
Maiden is trying to break the clinch but Swann is controlling him.
Maiden is looking to break free of the clinch but Swann has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swann has Maiden pressed against the cage, preventing Maiden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maiden blocks a body shot from Swann.
Swann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Swann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maiden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swann connects with the punch.
Swann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maiden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
Swann lands a nice hook to Maiden's body. Maiden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swann throws a combination that misses
and Maiden counters with a single leg into guard. Swann didn't expect that.
Swann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maiden manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swann stopping the sweep attempt from Maiden.
Swann wants to control from the top but Maiden keeps moving.
Swann got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maiden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Swann has managed to get both his arms back between Maiden's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Swann stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Maiden throws up his legs and catches Swann in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Swann tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Maiden! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eddy Maiden!
Eddy Maiden bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Dy No Mite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Dy No Mite!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio throws a lazy head kick
and Dy No Mite counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aurelio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Dy No Mite ducks down to avoid it.
Dy No Mite throws a push kick but Aurelio slaps the foot to one side.
Dy No Mite lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Aurelio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dy No Mite is out of range and Aurelio settles back down.
Aurelio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dy No Mite as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Aurelio.
Dy No Mite throws a looping overhand right but Aurelio ducks down to avoid it.
Dy No Mite looks for the body kick but Aurelio saw that one coming.
Aurelio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aurelio lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dy No Mite slips under a jab.
Dy No Mite has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Dy No Mite.
Aurelio gets a takedown into half guard.
Dy No Mite controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dy No Mite keeping control of the position.
Aurelio lands with a punch from half guard.
Aurelio wants to pass the guard but Dy No Mite is defending well.
Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
Dy No Mite wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelio thows a huge punch but Dy No Mite dodges it nicely.
Dy No Mite wants to get back to full guard.
Aurelio drops an elbow to the side of Dy No Mite's head.
Dy No Mite is trying to maintain the position but Aurelio is very close to passing his half guard.
Dy No Mite gets back to full guard.
Dy No Mite trying to control the position here.
Dy No Mite is trying to keep Aurelio in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio trying to control but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
Aurelio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Aurelio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dy No Mite is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dy No Mite can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelio fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aurelio cracks Dy No Mite with a big right hand but Dy No Mite just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aurelio trying to control the position but Dy No Mite is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dy No Mite is looking to reverse the position.
Dy No Mite can't do much from the bottom here.
Aurelio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dy No Mite regains half guard.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio prevents Dy No Mite from improving his position.
Dy No Mite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dy No Mite sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Dy No Mite is just out of range.
Dy No Mite steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
Aurelio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aurelio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Dy No Mite sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dy No Mite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dy No Mite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelio throws out the jab.
Dy No Mite is looking for the big counter here.
Aurelio avoids the body shot from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dy No Mite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aurelio is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio throws a body kick that misses.
Dy No Mite scoring well with a low kick there.
Dy No Mite connects with a high kick.
DJ Dy No Mite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
That kick from Dy No Mite tenderised Aurelio's leg. Aurelio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut lands for Dy No Mite. That snapped Aurelio's head back.
Aurelio digs a good hook to Dy No Mite's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy No Mite ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dy No Mite's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Dy No Mite finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aurelio. Dy No Mite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dy No Mite with a nice cross.
Dy No Mite misses with a body kick.
Aurelio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dy No Mite throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Aurelio misses the target.
Dy No Mite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dy No Mite takes one to the side of the head.
Dy No Mite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Dy No Mite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Aurelio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelio takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Aurelio misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aurelio in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelio misses with the ground and pound.
Aurelio trying to control the action but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
Dy No Mite is trying to control Aurelio's posture but Aurelio avoids it.
Dy No Mite defending against the ground and pound.
Dy No Mite regains half guard there - taking advantage of Aurelio's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Marcelo Aurelio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
Dy No Mite regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dy No Mite is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio chips away with some ground and pound.
Aurelio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dy No Mite pulls Aurelio in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Dy No Mite is retaining full guard.
Aurelio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dy No Mite's guard.
Aurelio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dy No Mite defending well though.
Aurelio wants to take a breather but Dy No Mite is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dy No Mite is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aurelio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aurelio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Aurelio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aurelio lands with a punch from half guard.
Aurelio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dy No Mite does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dy No Mite trying to control here.
Dy No Mite works his way to full guard. Good work.
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 Marcelo Aurelio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Dy No Mite lands with a nice body punch.
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Dy No Mite moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelio.
Dy No Mite blocks the body kick.
Dy No Mite steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Aurelio throws a leg kick which misses Dy No Mite's front leg but catches the back leg as Dy No Mite tries to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a lunging right hand
and Dy No Mite counters with a nice body kick.
Dy No Mite ducks under a wild hook from Aurelio.
Aurelio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dy No Mite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Aurelio.
Aurelio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dy No Mite blocks a jab.
Dy No Mite scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dy No Mite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dy No Mite throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aurelio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dy No Mite's waist but Dy No Mite gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelio off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Dy No Mite on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dy No Mite digs a good body shot into Aurelio's ribs.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dy No Mite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy No Mite swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Dy No Mite circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dy No Mite bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aurelio's head.
Aurelio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dy No Mite keeps working.
Dy No Mite preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dy No Mite wants to control but Aurelio is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aurelio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aurelio's back!
Aurelio rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dy No Mite trying to control the pace.
Aurelio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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!
Aurelio is trying to control the position but Dy No Mite postures up.
Dy No Mite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aurelio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dy No Mite controls the pace.
Dy No Mite is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dy No Mite doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dy No Mite manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aurelio wants to hit a switch here but Dy No Mite passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aurelio there!
Dy No Mite controlling his opponent.
Aurelio tries to reverse the position but Dy No Mite maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite controlling from the full mount.
Dy No Mite can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelio is looking to escape.
Aurelio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dy No Mite trying to control but Aurelio is having none of it.
Dy No Mite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
DJ Dy No Mite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Dy No Mite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Aurelio!
A victorious Marcelo Aurelio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sammich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crane might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Broken Bones - Decapitated. Ichabod Crane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Sammich!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sammich walks into a left hand.
Crane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Sammich. Beautiful body shot.
Sammich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sammich misses the jab.
Sammich throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
Crane misses with a takedown attempt - Sammich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sammich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crane is breathing heavily.
Crane shoots in but Sammich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sammich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crane has time to react.
Crane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sammich but Sammich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichabod Crane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sammich cracks Crane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammich tries to clinch but Crane moves out of range.
Sammich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sammich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sammich takes the fight into the clinch.
Sammich presses Crane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sammich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sammy Sammich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crane swings for the body but Sammich moves out of range.
Sammich works Crane's body with a nice hook.
Crane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sammich tries to avoid it but Crane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sammich to the ground. Sammich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sammich works the jab nicely.
Sammich lands with a big left! Crane is wobbled badly! Sammich comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Crane to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sammy Sammich!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sammy Sammich thanked Bos Energy MMA159.4 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VG Beloff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kamil Koltun's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Beloff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koltun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beloff rushes Koltun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beloff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
Koltun breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koltun.
Beloff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beloff loads up on a big right hand but Koltun slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beloff scores with a one two! Koltun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Beloff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beloff misses with a two punch combination.
Beloff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Beloff.
Beloff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koltun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
VG Beloff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff lands a big right hand that sends Koltun crashing to the mat! Beloff stays standing though and waves Koltun back to his feet!
Koltun is rocked!
Beloff ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Koltun out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). VG Beloff!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota comes to the cage accompanied by Black Panther Theme by Stephen James Taylor . Pereira has chosen Game of Thrones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Shota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Pereira is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pereira has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shota is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shota lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Shota misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pereira.
Pereira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pereira misses with a body shot
and Shota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shota misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota connects with a solid leg kick.
Shota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shota throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota cracks Pereira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adrian Shota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira checks a leg kick nicely.
Shota has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Shota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Shota's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shota lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shota lands a shot to the body.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Shota lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shota misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Shota missing with knees to the body.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Shota.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shota.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
Shota lands with a left to the head.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Shota.
Nice body punch from Pereira.
Shota tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
Shota throws a sloppy body shot
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Pereira feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira blocks a jab.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
A jab from Shota misses.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pereira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A clash of legs there as Pereira blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Pereira is predictable there
and Shota counters with a nice uppercut.
Shota scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota throws a hook to the side of Pereira's head but Pereira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota misses with a body shot.
Pereira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Shota. That snapped Pereira's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pereira lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shota.
Pereira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shota lunges at Pereira with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pereira's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Shota dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shota avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shota thumps Pereira with a low kick.
Shota tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shota backing away here, and Pereira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pereira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shota lands a nice hook to Pereira's body. Pereira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shota misses with a hook
and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota tries to clinch up.
Shota lands a nice shot that snaps Pereira's head back.
Nice shot by Shota.
Shota stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pereira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota clinches up against the cage.
Pereira slowing the pace effectively.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Shota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shota lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Miguel Pereira has been cut.
Adrian Shota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Shota tries to work over Pereira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pereira controlling the action here for a moment.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Shota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira just leaning against Shota, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Shota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shota lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Shota as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira tries to throw a body punch but Shota avoids it by throwing Pereira back against the cage.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shota throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pereira breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Shota.
Shota swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a leg kick.
Pereira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shota throws a looping overhand right but Pereira ducks down to avoid it.
Shota tries to clinch
and Pereira counters with a body kick.
Pereira slips a jab from Shota.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shota takes a swing at Pereira's ribcage but misses.
Pereira was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A cross from Shota lands.
Shota misses the body punch
and Pereira counters with a good low kick that Shota was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota scores with a jab to the head.
Pereira throws out a powerful jab.
Pereira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shota missing with a left hand there. Pereira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shota swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Shota backing away here, and Pereira unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pereira.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Pereira slams his shin into Shota's torso.
Shota blocks a jab.
Shota misses with a double jab
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Shota dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Pereira's cut.
That's time! Shota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Shota.
Shota throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereira.
Pereira checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Pereira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pereira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
Pereira is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Shota. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shota.
Shota cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pereira ducks under a wild hook from Shota.
Pereira steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira throws a body kick that misses.
Pereira connects with a nice looking jab.
Shota thows a leg kick but Pereira checks it
and Pereira counters with a right hand to the body.
Pereira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shota misses with a right hand
and Pereira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shota scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adrian Shota is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
Pereira misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Pereira does no damage.
Pereira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pereira appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Shota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shota throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Shota.
Shota misses with a hook to the body
and Pereira counters with a one-two to the body.
Shota connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota throws a poor cross that misses
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
Shota tries to clinch but Pereira is having none of it.
Pereira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Shota misses the target.
Shota misses with a body shot.
Pereira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shota with a body shot.
Pereira tried to score with a low kick but Shota checks it.
Shota lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch lands to the side of Shota 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shota throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pereira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a hook. Pereira ducked under it nicely.
Shota throws a body punch but Pereira moves out of range.
Pereira follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Shota misses with a left hand
and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Shota avoids it with no problem.
Shota gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pereira blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Shota.
Pereira lands with a short shot to the head.
Shota misses with some punches.
Shota doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Miguel Pereira just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Miguel Pereira's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shota is looking to clinch but Pereira is avoiding it.
Shota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Shota moves out of range as Pereira throws a body kick.
Shota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pereira is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shota with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shota.
Shota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shota throws out a loose jab but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shota lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Pereira on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Shota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shota, right into the meat.
Shota pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Shota avoids it with no problem.
Pereira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shota misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira counters with a three punch combo that has Shota backing up. Shota nods at Pereira to acknowledge the strikes.
Pereira slips under a jab.
Shota tries to land a leg kick but Pereira saw it coming and moves away.
Shota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch lands to the side of Pereira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shota doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira circles away.
Shota takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pereira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pereira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pereira looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Jab by Shota.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pereira connects with a leg kick. Shota looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pereira avoids the body shot from Shota.
Pereira ducks right into an uppercut from Shota.
Shota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shota misses with a wild body shot.
Shota tries to clinch up
and Pereira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shota swings widly with a right hand
and Pereira counters with an outside leg kick.
Pereira throws out a loose jab but Shota uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Shota misses.
Pereira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shota throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pereira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shota backs up against the cage.
Shota takes one on the button.
Shota is rocked!
Pereira 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shota tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pereira throws a solid leg kick but Shota takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pereira.
Shota throws the kick towards the body but Pereira avoids it.
A good leg kick by Shota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Miguel Pereira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Miguel Pereira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pereira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pereira throws out a counter right but Shota avoids it with no problem.
Pereira slips under a jab.
As Shota backs off Pereira throws a huge counter combo but Shota manages to avoid it all.
Shota swings for the body but Pereira moves out of range.
Shota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shota misses with an uppercut
and Shota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shota is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shota moves to clinch but Pereira breaks away
and Pereira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Shota misses
and Pereira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shota's knee momentarily.
Shota has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota misses with an elbow strike.
Pereira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shota throws a punch but it's blocked by Pereira.
A short right from Pereira on the inside.
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pereira throws out the jab.
Shota lands with a right hand.
Shota throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Shota catches Pereira right on the button with a cross.
Shota moves into the clinch.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shota backwards.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Shota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira gets through Shota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira wants to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shota.
A head punch on the inside from Shota fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shota.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Shota won't allow it.
Shota lands an elbow inside.
Pereira misses with some punches.
Pereira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shota misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shota works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shota blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Shota.
Shota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota pushes off an throws an elbow but Pereira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shota lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Shota trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pereira.
A head punch on the inside from Pereira fails to land.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shota.
Pereira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shota tries a knee to the head but Pereira blocks it.
Shota tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pereira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Adrian Shota.
Well Shota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Shota!
Adrian Shota is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Adrian Shota waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles DaCoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles DaCoca has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cedric Murphy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles DaCoca!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy slips under a jab.
DaCoca closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Murphy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DaCoca blocks it with crossed arms.
DaCoca lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy cracks DaCoca with a nice body shot.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DaCoca backwards.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
DaCoca misses with the head strike.
DaCoca takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Charles DaCoca has been cut.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy stalling in the clinch.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DaCoca.
DaCoca appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DaCoca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big right from Murphy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCoca throws a wild body kick that Murphy sees coming a mile off.
Murphy feints and then cracks DaCoca's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DaCoca down.
DaCoca is looking to land body kicks.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Murphy misses.
DaCoca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DaCoca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DaCoca ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
DaCoca blocks a head kick by Murphy.
DaCoca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
DaCoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of DaCoca's head.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but DaCoca blocks it.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Murphy lands.
Murphy throws a low kick but DaCoca avoids it.
A swing and a miss from DaCoca.
A looping hook to the body misses from DaCoca. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from DaCoca.
DaCoca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DaCoca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
DaCoca blocks an uppercut.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
DaCoca blocks an elbow strike from Murphy.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DaCoca backwards.
DaCoca swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to stall but DaCoca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DaCoca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murphy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
DaCoca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DaCoca.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from DaCoca.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DaCoca's elbow.
Murphy throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DaCoca misses with the head strike.
DaCoca has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if DaCoca can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DaCoca.
Murphy lands a damaging elbow.
Murphy is leaning against DaCoca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DaCoca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DaCoca prevents a body shot from Murphy.
DaCoca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
DaCoca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murphy or not.
DaCoca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
DaCoca scores with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Murphy on the inside.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of DaCoca backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Murphy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murphy throws a push kick but DaCoca slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy scores with a jab. DaCoca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
DaCoca blocking some punches.
DaCoca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. DaCoca is defending well for now.
Murphy cracks DaCoca with a nice body shot.
DaCoca blocks an elbow strike.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Murphy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped DaCoca in his tracks.
That has opened up Charles DaCoca's cut even more.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and DaCoca counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DaCoca drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Murphy defends it well.
DaCoca moves out of range of the strikes.
DaCoca lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DaCoca can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
DaCoca misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
Murphy throws a right hand that DaCoca ducks under and follows up with a left that DaCoca also avoids with ease.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses DaCoca's front leg but catches the back leg as DaCoca tries to avoid it.
DaCoca swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy sizes up DaCoca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
DaCoca lands a jab to the head.
Murphy misses the jab.
A slow jab from DaCoca misses its intended target.
DaCoca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from DaCoca.
DaCoca throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
DaCoca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murphy swings for the body but DaCoca moves out of range.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy throws a jab when DaCoca was well out of range.
DaCoca gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
DaCoca throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
DaCoca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Murphy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy misses with a hook. DaCoca ducked under it nicely.
Murphy works over DaCoca's head and body with a nice combination.
The cut above Charles DaCoca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
DaCoca moves away from the strike by Murphy.
DaCoca misses with an uppercut
and Murphy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
DaCoca is breathing heavily.
DaCoca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses DaCoca's sensitive parts.
DaCoca avoids the body shot from Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DaCoca! But no joy.
Jab by Murphy.
DaCoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DaCoca throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a jab when DaCoca was well out of range.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of DaCoca's head.
Charles DaCoca's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
DaCoca shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cedric Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy blocks a head kick by DaCoca.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles DaCoca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cedric Murphy!
Our winner, Cedric Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Charles DaCoca spoke after the fight, saying 'That was unexpected.. Well done.'.
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