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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Martins (ranked 21878 p4p, 940 weight class) and Alfred Miles (ranked 4509 p4p, 587 weight class). Alfred Miles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horacio Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfred Miles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Miles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miles.
Miles keeps control of Martins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martins can't break the clinch.
Miles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Martins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miles walks away with a smile on his face. Martins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miles throws a shot to the body.
Miles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martins.
Martins throws a head kick that misses
and Miles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles works Martins's body with a nice hook.
Miles scores with a jab to the body.
Martins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins tries for a takedown but Miles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles stuns Martins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martins throws a head kick that misses.
Miles moves into range and clinches up with Martins.
Miles stalling.
Miles lands a nice uppercut.
Martins is looking to break free of the clinch but Miles has double underhooks.
Miles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miles prevents a body shot from Martins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miles lands with a right to the head.
Martins tries to pull guard but Miles won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Martins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miles lands a right hand.
Martins is rocked!
Miles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Martins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miles creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Martins with a big uppercut! Martins tries to clinch up but Miles pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Martins to the mat! Martins covers up and Miles unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alfred Miles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Maddox (ranked 22732 p4p, 901 weight class) and Ajala Awe (ranked 4363 p4p, 574 weight class). Maddox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Superstylin'. 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ajala Awe!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Awe walks into a left hand.
Maddox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Ajala Awe has been cut.
Awe avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Maddox takes a swing at Awe's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Awe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Awe walks into a left hand.
Awe misses with a wild combination.
Awe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Awe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Awe.
Maddox throws a hook but Awe blocks it.
Awe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maddox but Maddox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maddox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Awe's head.
Maddox tests Awe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maddox misses with a looping left.
Maddox gets tackled into the cage by Awe. Awe maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Awe.
Maddox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Awe takes a shot to the head.
Maddox has a couple of punches blocked by Awe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maddox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Awe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maddox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Awe's elbow.
Awe scores with a shot to the side of Maddox's head.
Maddox lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Awe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Awe prevents a body shot from Maddox.
Awe misses with the head strike.
Maddox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Awe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maddox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maddox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Awe controls the action.
Maddox can't find room to land a body shot as Awe controls the action.
Awe misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maddox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Awe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maddox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maddox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Awe looks winded!
Maddox misses with some punches.
Maddox manages to break the clinch.
Maddox throws an overhand right that lands on Awe's shoulder, as Awe tries to avoid the shot.
Awe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Awe.
Awe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maddox lands a right hook to the body.
Awe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Awe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maddox.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maddox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That has opened up Ajala Awe's cut even more.
Maddox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maddox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Awe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Awe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maddox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Awe scrambles back to his feet.
Maddox throws a lazy right hand but Awe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Awe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Maddox misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Awe tries to clinch but Maddox moves out of range.
Good exchange - Awe coming out on top.
The crowd cheers as Maddox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Awe doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Awe misses.
Maddox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Awe momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maddox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Awe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Awe.
Maddox slips a straight right by Awe.
Awe tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.
Maddox lands with a straight right. Awe didn't see that one coming.
The cut above Ajala Awe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Awe avoids the body shot from Maddox.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maddox cracks Awe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Awe is rocked!
Maddox cracks Awe with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Awe falls to his knees and Maddox doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Maddox!
Danny Maddox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Rivera (ranked 2921 p4p, 149 weight class) and Mike Kovalev (ranked 10173 p4p, 427 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruben Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivera as he avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovalev!
Kovalev throws a lazy head kick
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
Kovalev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kovalev has eaten all the pies!
Kovalev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rivera lands a big head kick that sends Kovalev tumbling to the mat! Rivera takes a step backwards and waves Kovalev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kovalev is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Kovalev is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Rivera feints a jab and as Kovalev dips his head, Rivera unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kovalev right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kovalev falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Rivera smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 3983 p4p, 393 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 6191 p4p, 526 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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153 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BM Websphere!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere scores with a decent looking hook.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Websphere.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch up but Websphere keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere throws a big shot that misses.
Websphere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Websphere there.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Websphere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vovchanchyn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vovchanchyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Websphere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Websphere tries to keep at a distance but Vovchanchyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn letting Websphere take a breather here.
Websphere blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn is trying to force a seperation but Websphere has the dominant position.
Websphere blocking some punches.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Websphere.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Websphere blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Websphere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Websphere.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Websphere has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vovchanchyn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Websphere can turn it around.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Websphere blocks it.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Websphere controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere tries to work over Vovchanchyn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Websphere lands with a short shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn digs a right hand underneath Websphere's ribcage. Websphere let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Websphere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vovchanchyn doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn instigates a clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Websphere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Websphere blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere lands with a light punch inside.
Websphere scores with a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Websphere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Websphere manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Websphere finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Websphere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Websphere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Websphere moves away.
Vovchanchyn misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up.
Websphere throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Vovchanchyn misses its target.
Vovchanchyn is looking to wear down Websphere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere drops his hands momentarily and Vovchanchyn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shot to the body.
Websphere takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vovchanchyn catches Websphere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Websphere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vovchanchyn connects with a jab.
Websphere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Websphere.
Websphere looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vovchanchyn digs a good body shot into Websphere's ribs.
Vovchanchyn drops his hands momentarily and Websphere takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Websphere.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab. Websphere acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Websphere avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Websphere misses.
Websphere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn gets a clinch.
Websphere scores with a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Websphere stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Websphere is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Websphere avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Websphere should have avoided that one.
Websphere loads up on a big right hand but Vovchanchyn slips the punch.
Vovchanchyn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Websphere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Websphere let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a kick to the body
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice body shot.
Vovchanchyn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vovchanchyn gets a clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike.
Websphere lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vovchanchyn.
Websphere breaks from the clinch.
Websphere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vovchanchyn stuns Websphere with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Websphere.
Vovchanchyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Websphere looks for the body kick but Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Websphere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Websphere misses with a wild body shot.
Websphere throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Websphere takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Websphere tries to land a front kick but Vovchanchyn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Vovchanchyn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Websphere.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Websphere moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Websphere is breathing heavily.
Websphere is looking to chop away at Vovchanchyn's legs.
Good shot there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Websphere in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vovchanchyn connects with a combination that backs up Websphere into the cage. Vovchanchyn lands a flurry of punches that gets past Websphere's guard. Websphere is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Vovchanchyn bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Vovchanchyn!
After winning the bout, Igor Vovchanchyn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory O Connor (ranked 6205 p4p, 516 weight class) and Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 3613 p4p, 353 weight class). Ribbler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smash Mouth - All Star. Ibbe Ribbler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gregory O Connor's chin.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ibbe Ribbler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Connor sprawls well. O Connor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ribbler gets slowly back to his feet.
O Connor looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
O Connor lands with a shot to the body.
O Connor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ibbe Ribbler has been cut.
O Connor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Ribbler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big right from Ribbler misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbler misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and O Connor tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Connor scoring well with a low kick there.
O Connor takes one to the side of the head.
O Connor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
O Connor cracks Ribbler with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor stuns Ribbler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ribbler looks to throw the jab but O Connor is out of range.
O Connor digs a good hook to Ribbler's body.
Ribbler misses with a body shot.
As Ribbler looks to move away, O Connor throws a big counter combo but Ribbler just gets out of the way.
O Connor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ribbler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Connor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribbler.
Ribbler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Connor throws a good cross that connects.
O Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribbler misses with a wild body shot.
Ribbler misses with a hook.
O Connor feinted there with a counter leg kick.
O Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Connor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ribbler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
O Connor avoids the body shot from Ribbler.
O Connor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ribbler takes one to the side of the head.
O Connor lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Connor.
O Connor scores with a three punch combo!
O Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribbler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Ribbler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ribbler misses with an uppercut. O Connor saw that one coming.
O Connor appears to be looking for a big counter.
O Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribbler moves away.
O Connor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ribbler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Connor works the jab nicely.
No joy there for O Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Connor connects with a jab.
O Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Ribbler releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
O Connor misses with a double jab.
O Connor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ribbler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregory O Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Connor as he jumps to the side.
O Connor throws the left hand but Ribbler avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Ribbler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ribbler throws a jab when O Connor was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbler needs to keep his hands up - O Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Ribbler dives in for a single leg takedown but O Connor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gregory O Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
O Connor scores with a nice right hand.
Ribbler lands with a shot to the body.
O Connor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ribbler in his tracks.
O Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribbler manages to avoid it.
O Connor is looking to wear down Ribbler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ribbler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory O Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibbe Ribbler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab by O Connor.
O Connor misses with a double jab.
Ribbler moves away from the strike by O Connor.
It seemed like Ribbler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from O Connor misses the target.
Ribbler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from O Connor misses
and Ribbler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ribbler connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ribbler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ribbler clobbers O Connor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Connor lands with a nice body punch.
O Connor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Ribbler.
O Connor throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ribbler counter with a right hand.
O Connor 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.
Nice shot lands for Ribbler.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ribbler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, O Connor has got the better of the exchanges.
O Connor scores with a shot to the body.
O Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ribbler takes one to the chin there.
O Connor scores with a hook to the body. Ribbler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Connor misses with a hook. Ribbler ducked under it nicely.
O Connor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Ribbler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribbler can do to turn this around?
O Connor sizes up Ribbler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ribbler has a takedown stuffed.
O Connor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ribbler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Connor moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by O Connor as he connects with a hook.
O Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribbler.
O Connor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor throws a leg kick but Ribbler checks it.
O Connor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Connor lands a jab to Ribbler's midsection.
O Connor misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Ribbler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregory O Connor is winning the standup battle so far.
O Connor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbler misses the target.
O Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Connor scores with a jab to the body.
O Connor scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Connor throws a series of strikes that have Ribbler backpedaling.
Gregory O Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribbler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Connor blocks a jab.
O Connor lands with a good body shot.
O Connor misses the body punch
and Ribbler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Connor misses with a lunging right hand
and Ribbler counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Ribbler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Connor throws a hook but Ribbler avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by O Connor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory O Connor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibbe Ribbler's cut.
That's time! O Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
O Connor misses the jab.
O Connor throws a leg kick which misses Ribbler's front leg but catches the back leg as Ribbler tries to avoid it.
O Connor scores with a jab.
O Connor misses with a few strikes there.
O Connor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ribbler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ribbler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Connor.
Ribbler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Ribbler misses.
Ribbler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor misses with a straight left.
Ribbler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ribbler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Connor misses the shot to the body.
O Connor lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from O Connor misses.
Ribbler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Connor misses with a hook to the body
and Ribbler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donk. O Connor catches Ribbler right on the button with a cross.
Ribbler dips to his left and cracks O Connor with an uppercut!
O Connor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ibbe Ribbler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbler throws a lazy uppercut
and O Connor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
O Connor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ribbler.
Ribbler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribbler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Connor counters with a left to the body.
O Connor scores with a jab.
O Connor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ribbler counters with a left to the body.
Ribbler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Connor dips to his left and cracks Ribbler with an uppercut!
O Connor is looking to chop away at Ribbler's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Connor.
Gregory O Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Connor.
O Connor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Connor throws a leg kick which misses Ribbler's front leg but catches the back leg as Ribbler tries to avoid it.
A jab lands there for O Connor.
Ribbler has a takedown stuffed.
Gregory O Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibbe Ribbler.
O Connor misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ribbler to counter with a crisp jab.
O Connor scores with a body shot.
Ribbler has his takedown stuffed
and O Connor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor connects with a nice looking jab.
O Connor's corner calls for a 1-2. O Connor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Connor lands a two punch combo.
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!
O Connor throws a shot to the body.
O Connor lands with a good body shot.
Ribbler misses with a jab to the body
and O Connor counters with a straight right hand.
O Connor thuds a left hand into Ribbler's body.
Ribbler needs to keep his hands up - O Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Ribbler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ribbler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ribbler walks into a jab.
O Connor connects with a body shot that sends Ribbler's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory O Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Connor 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory O Connor!
Gregory O Connor made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lupertazzi (ranked 3824 p4p, 513 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 4813 p4p, 614 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Surov's choice of entrance music: Amphetamines. Alexei Surov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Alexei Surov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diego Lupertazzi's chin.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Lupertazzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupertazzi has Surov up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupertazzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupertazzi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Surov swings for the body but Lupertazzi moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi lands a slapping body shot.
Lupertazzi scores with the left hand. Surov knows he should have avoided that one.
Lupertazzi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lupertazzi blocks a jab.
Lupertazzi throws a right and a left that Surov avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupertazzi digs a good hook to Surov's body.
Surov misses with a wild body shot.
Lupertazzi stuns Surov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Surov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Surov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lupertazzi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Lupertazzi.
Diego Lupertazzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupertazzi sizes up Surov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lupertazzi slips under a jab from Surov.
Surov takes a swing at Lupertazzi's ribcage but misses.
Lupertazzi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Surov tries to move into range but Lupertazzi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lupertazzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Surov under the eye.
Surov misses with a right hand
and Lupertazzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lupertazzi moves into the clinch successfully.
Lupertazzi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupertazzi scores with a shoulder strike.
Surov looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Lupertazzi.
Lupertazzi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lupertazzi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Surov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lupertazzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupertazzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lupertazzi pushes Surov up against the cage in a clinch.
Lupertazzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lupertazzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Surov, pushing him back against the cage.
Lupertazzi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Surov backwards.
Lupertazzi with a knee to the head.
Lupertazzi breaks from the clinch.
Surov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lupertazzi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Surov is rocked!
Lupertazzi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Surov right on the button. Surov goes down! Lupertazzi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lupertazzi gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lupertazzi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Borodin (ranked 2155 p4p, 73 weight class) and Antonio Mata (ranked 9664 p4p, 287 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Borodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Mata!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borodin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mata has time to react.
It looks like Antonio Mata has been cut.
Borodin waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mata. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mata to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Mata wants to sweep here but Borodin controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borodin gets to his feet. Mata looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mata glances at the clock... BAM! Borodin nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Mata crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Mata is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksey Borodin!
During a confident post fight interview, Aleksey Borodin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Temirov (ranked 852 p4p, 44 weight class) and The Prophet (ranked 1215 p4p, 63 weight class). Ruslan Temirov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Prophet's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Temirov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Prophet!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prophet cracks Temirov with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prophet has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Temirov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
Temirov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Temirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prophet throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Prophet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prophet slips under a jab from Temirov.
Temirov misses with a hook. Prophet ducked under it nicely.
Temirov moves out of range of the strikes.
Temirov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prophet.
Temirov looks to land a right hand but Prophet moved out of range.
Temirov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prophet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prophet thuds his right hand into Temirov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prophet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Temirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Temirov misses with a two punch combination.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Prophet's head but Prophet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temirov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prophet.
Prophet misses with a left hand
and Temirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prophet throws a hook to the side of Temirov's head but Temirov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prophet throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Prophet finds it's target.
Temirov connects with a right hand. Prophet shakes it off.
Prophet lands a body shot.
Temirov tries to bum rush Prophet with a series of wild strikes but Prophet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Temirov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prophet.
Prophet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prophet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prophet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Temirov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Temirov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prophet drops his hands momentarily and Temirov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prophet throws a leg kick but Temirov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prophet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temirov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet looks to throw a body kick
and Temirov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prophet loads up on a big right hand but Temirov slips the punch.
Prophet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temirov.
Prophet scores with a jab to the head.
Prophet misses with a hook.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prophet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Prophet.
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prophet manages to avoid it.
Prophet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temirov. Prophet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prophet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temirov.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prophet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prophet.
Prophet misses with a body shot.
Temirov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Temirov scores with a jab. Prophet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prophet misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prophet. Temirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
Prophet moves out of range as Temirov strikes.
Prophet lands a nice shot to the body.
Temirov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Temirov throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Prophet misses the jab.
Temirov throws a jab when Prophet was well out of range.
Prophet cracks a nice hook into Temirov's ribs.
Prophet is looking to land body kicks.
Prophet throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Temirov.
Temirov misses with a body shot.
Temirov slips a jab and a cross from Prophet.
Prophet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Temirov misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prophet moves away.
Temirov moves away from the strike by Prophet.
Temirov looks to throw the jab but Prophet is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prophet, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Temirov throws an off balance right hand
and Prophet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Prophet misses.
Temirov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Temirov swinging wildly here.
Temirov avoids the body shot from Prophet.
Temirov lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov misses the jab.
Prophet defending well as Temirov loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prophet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prophet scores with a hook to the body. Temirov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Prophet will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prophet jabs at Temirov's body.
Prophet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prophet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Temirov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Prophet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Temirov tries to circle away but Prophet has him pinned against the cage.
Prophet lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prophet.
Temirov has had enough of the clinch but Prophet keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Temirov is rocked!
Prophet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh Temirov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Temirov seems to have got his legs back now.
Temirov is trying to push Prophet away but Prophet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Temirov takes a shot to the head.
Prophet has a couple of punches blocked by Temirov.
Prophet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prophet presses Temirov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prophet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Temirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Prophet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Temirov tries to circle away but Prophet has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Prophet.
Prophet lands a right hand.
Temirov blocks an uppercut.
Temirov is trying to break the clinch but Prophet is controlling him.
Temirov throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prophet.
Prophet lands an uppercut.
Prophet has Temirov pressed against the cage, preventing Temirov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Prophet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prophet prevents Temirov from breaking the clinch.
Temirov takes a shot to the head.
Temirov tries to circle away but Prophet has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Temirov is looking to break free of the clinch but Prophet has double underhooks.
Temirov tries to break the clinch but Prophet is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Temirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirov tries to circle away but Prophet has him pinned against the cage.
Prophet tries a body shot but Temirov blocks it.
Prophet lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temirov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Temirov is trying to push Prophet away but Prophet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Temirov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Temirov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Prophet tries a body shot but Temirov blocks it.
Prophet misses with some punches.
Temirov is trying to push Prophet away but Prophet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Prophet lands with a right to the head.
Prophet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Temirov connects with a body shot that sends Prophet's belly button to the back.
Temirov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Prophet has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prophet closes the distance and clinches.
Prophet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Temirov.
Prophet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Temirov backwards.
Temirov is trying to break the clinch but Prophet is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prophet.
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Prophet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prophet scores with a hook to the body. Temirov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
A big right from Temirov misses.
Prophet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Temirov rather than just go for the knockout.
Prophet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Prophet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prophet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Temirov at a distance.
Temirov misses with a straight left.
Prophet rushes Temirov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prophet lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prophet keeps control of Temirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prophet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Temirov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prophet.
Temirov has had enough of the clinch but Prophet keeps him there for the moment.
Prophet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Temirov blocking some punches.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Prophet.
Temirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Temirov blocks a jab.
Prophet lands a right hook to the body.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Prophet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prophet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Temirov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Temirov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Prophet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
Temirov swings for the body but Prophet moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Prophet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Temirov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Temirov throws a lazy right hand but Prophet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prophet misses with an uppercut
and Temirov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Temirov jabs at Prophet's body.
Temirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Temirov finds it's way through Prophet's defenses.
Prophet cracks Temirov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Temirov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prophet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Temirov doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Prophet. Beautiful body shot.
Prophet moves away from the strike by Temirov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Temirov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prophet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Temirov avoids the body shot from Prophet.
Good exchange - Temirov coming out on top.
Temirov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temirov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prophet misses with a straight left.
Prophet pushes Temirov up against the cage in a clinch.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet lands a shoulder strike.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Temirov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirov tries to break free but Prophet pushes him back against the cage.
Prophet keeps control of Temirov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prophet presses Temirov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Temirov is trying to break the clinch but Prophet is controlling him.
Prophet trying to stall but Temirov improves his position.
Prophet works on Temirov's body with a couple of short punches.
Temirov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Prophet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Temirov breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prophet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Prophet slips a jab and a cross from Temirov.
Prophet cracks Temirov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Prophet sizes up Temirov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prophet avoids the body shot from Temirov.
A swing and a miss from Prophet.
Temirov misses with a hook
and Prophet counters with a big right hand! Oh Temirov is in trouble here! Prophet follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Prophet!
The Prophet is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cartel Lopez (ranked 2331 p4p, 352 weight class) and Jamaal Clements (ranked 1460 p4p, 233 weight class). Clements has chosen Tech N9ne - Straight Out The Gate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cartel Lopez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jamaal Clements's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cartel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamaal Clements!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Clements shows good takedown defense.
Lopez gets caught napping as Clements dives in and scores a takedown. Lopez manages to retain guard.
Clements is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clements makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clements stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clements landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez has his foot on Clements's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clements works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez is looking to cinch up a triangle. Clements throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lopez's body to avoid the submission. Lopez has instead reached around Clements's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lopez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cartel Lopez!
An out of breath Cartel Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Hobson (ranked 1363 p4p, 216 weight class) and Jan Paul Valens (ranked 1443 p4p, 230 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitchell Hobson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paul Valens!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valens shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hobson tries to kick Valens off but Valens keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hobson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hobson tries to get out of the position.
Hobson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Valens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hobson taking some punishment here, with Valens in his half guard.
Valens working Hobson over with strikes.
Valens works his way into full mount!
Hobson is bucking up trying to escape but Valens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hobson is in a horrible position here. Valens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Valens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valens postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hobson looks a forlorn figure.
Valens raining down hammerfists from mount.
Valens landing punches.
Hobson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valens lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hobson hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valens lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hobson is rocked!
The referee warns Hobson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Hobson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hobson is bucking up trying to escape but Valens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hobson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Killer Instinct ☠ that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hobson is trying to stand up.
Hobson seems to have got his legs back now.
Valens swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Paul Valens!
Jan Paul Valens is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Jan Paul Valens 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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