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SFC18 - Bowman vs Morozov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eilert De Vries (ranked 4107 p4p, 486 weight class) and Isaiah Monroe (ranked 5030 p4p, 554 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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191 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eilert De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaiah Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Monroe tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Monroe is not content to let De Vries control the position.
Monroe throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Monroe throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Monroe is trying to get back to half guard.
Monroe throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Monroe is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Monroe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Monroe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Monroe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
De Vries is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Monroe is just riding it out for now. De Vries eventually gives up the hold.
Monroe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries blocks the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Monroe throws a strike from the bottom but De Vries passes into side control!
De Vries trying to control the position but Monroe is working away.
De Vries moves into full mount!
Monroe is trying to escape the mount.
De Vries trying to control but Monroe is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
De Vries fails to take his opponent's back.
Monroe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Monroe is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Monroe is trying desperately to improve position.
De Vries tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Monroe wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Monroe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Monroe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
De Vries blocks Monroe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Monroe is desperately trying to improve his position but De Vries has a good base and remains in mount.
Monroe is still trying to improve position.
Monroe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Monroe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Monroe is squirming around, avoiding De Vries's attempts to control the action.
De Vries blocks Monroe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
De Vries trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Monroe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throwing punches despite being mounted.
Monroe throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
De Vries is working for a guillotine from mount but Monroe frees his head quite easily.
Monroe throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
De Vries controlling from the full mount.
De Vries is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Monroe is in real trouble.
De Vries is hanging on to Monroe's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe staying busy and making it hard for De Vries to control.
Monroe tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eilert De Vries dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Vries closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Vries lands in his opponent's guard.
De Vries won't allow Monroe to sweep him here.
Monroe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Monroe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Monroe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries is in close to Monroe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Vries is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Monroe wants to sweep here but De Vries controlling him for the moment.
Monroe tries to strike from the bottom.
Monroe can't keep his opponent in guard - De Vries advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe missing with punches from the bottom.
Monroe is looking to improve his position.
De Vries is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monroe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Vries.
De Vries blocks the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe tries to get to full guard but De Vries has control of the leg.
De Vries stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Vries feints and as Monroe raises his hands in defense, De Vries changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Monroe doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Monroe wants to sweep but no luck.
Monroe tries to strike from the bottom.
De Vries's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Vries slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Monroe.
De Vries prevents Monroe from improving his position.
De Vries trying to control the action but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Monroe punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries blocks the strikes from Monroe.
De Vries is looking for a kimura here.
Monroe tries to roll over but De Vries keeps him under control.
Monroe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Monroe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Monroe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
De Vries blocks the strikes from Monroe.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Vries wants to work for an arm triangle but Monroe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Monroe lands a couple of sideways elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monroe is staying active underneath De Vries, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Monroe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Vries to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monroe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monroe lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Eilert De Vries overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monroe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monroe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Monroe throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Monroe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eilert De Vries 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!
De Vries shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Monroe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Monroe punching to the body, from the bottom.
Monroe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monroe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monroe keeps trying to improve his position.
De Vries wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
De Vries controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries is pushing down on Monroe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Monroe is fighting to maintain full guard but De Vries has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Vries tries to pass the half guard into mount. Monroe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries prevents Monroe from improving his position.
De Vries is trying to control. Monroe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Vries blocks the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe is pressing down on De Vries's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monroe trying to strike off his back.
Monroe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monroe wants to sweep but no luck.
Monroe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Monroe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Vries fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monroe, pushing him back against the cage.
Monroe misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a head punch that misses.
Monroe lands a right hand.
Monroe gets through De Vries's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries has clasped his hands together around Monroe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Monroe's face as De Vries controls the position.
Monroe is trying to get back to half guard.
Monroe regains half guard.
Monroe tries to get to full guard but De Vries has control of the leg.
De Vries wants to work for an arm triangle but Monroe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Monroe missing with punches from the bottom.
Monroe punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Vries's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Vries's back!
Monroe lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Monroe gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Monroe is working the ground and pound. Can De Vries escape?
De Vries trying to control the hands but Monroe won't let him.
Monroe is working the ground and pound. Can De Vries escape?
Monroe is working the ground and pound. Can De Vries escape?
De Vries covers up after that shot from Monroe.
I really don't envy De Vries right now.
Monroe connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for De Vries to escape the position.
De Vries is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe lands shots to the head and De Vries turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Monroe!
A relieved looking Isaiah Monroe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastol Ceomo (ranked 4682 p4p, 599 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 9914 p4p, 882 weight class). Nikolai Radev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastol Ceomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceomo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Radev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ceomo moves out of range as Radev strikes.
Radev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Radev dives in for a single leg takedown but Ceomo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Radev throws a lazy uppercut
and Ceomo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Radev thinking.
Nice straight punches there by Ceomo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ceomo.
Radev digs a good body shot into Ceomo's ribs.
Radev throws a good cross that connects.
Ceomo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ceomo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Radev misses with a low kick as Ceomo jumps back.
Radev blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Radev misses
and Radev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ceomo misses with a body shot.
Nikolai Radev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ceomo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radev circles away quickly and effectively.
Ceomo avoids the head kick by Radev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev leaves Ceomo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donk. Ceomo catches Radev right on the button with a cross.
Ceomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Radev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ceomo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Radev misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ceomo misses the target.
Radev throws a low kick but Ceomo avoids it.
Ceomo feinted with a counter takedown.
Ceomo tries to clinch up.
Ceomo stuffs the takedown.
Radev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ceomo misses with a few strikes there.
Ceomo throws a lazy right hand but Radev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ceomo moves into range and clinches up with Radev.
Radev taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev can't find room to land a body shot as Ceomo controls the action.
Ceomo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ceomo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ceomo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Radev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ceomo backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ceomo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ceomo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Radev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ceomo connects with a big shot to the side of Radev's head.
Ceomo wants to control but Radev is keeping busy.
Radev defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Radev trying to control the hands but Ceomo won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev breaks Ceomo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Radev postures up.
Radev stopping the sweep attempt from Ceomo.
Radev trying to control but Ceomo is working from the bottom.
Ceomo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Radev is one step ahead there.
Radev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ceomo wants to sweep here but Radev controlling him for the moment.
Ceomo is working hard here to advance position.
Ceomo keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
Radev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ceomo is keeping the position for now.
Ceomo keeping moving, preventing Radev from controlling successfully.
Ceomo controlling Radev's posture.
Radev landing some decent shots from guard.
Ceomo has his hands on Radev's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastol Ceomo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ceomo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ceomo sets himself, and Radev steps forward looking for the clinch! Ceomo avoids it this time.
Ceomo scores with a jab to the head.
Ceomo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ceomo misses the shot to the body.
Radev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ceomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sebastol Ceomo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ceomo blocks a head kick by Radev.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ceomo.
Ceomo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Radev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ceomo scrambles back to his feet.
Ceomo moves away from the strike by Radev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radev is looking to score with low kicks.
Radev tries a head kick but it misses.
Radev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ceomo's calf.
Radev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ceomo.
Ceomo sets himself, and Radev steps forward looking for the clinch! Ceomo avoids it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ceomo.
Radev is looking to slow Ceomo down with leg kicks.
Radev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ceomo is able to avoid easily.
Radev avoids the body shot from Ceomo.
Ceomo blocks a head kick by Radev.
Ceomo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ceomo ducks under a wild hook from Radev.
Radev is looking to land body kicks.
Ceomo attempts a counter takedown but Radev avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Radev misses the target.
Radev scores with a nice body kick.
Ceomo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Ceomo.
Radev misses with a lunging right hand
and Ceomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Radev dives in for a single leg takedown but Ceomo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radev misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Ceomo counters with a quick kick to the body but Radev blocks it.
Radev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ceomo.
Ceomo throws a right and a left that Radev avoids nicely.
Ceomo swings for the body but Radev moves out of range.
Radev tries to counter with a clinch but Ceomo shakes him off and moves away.
Ceomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ceomo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Radev moves out of range of the leg kick from Ceomo.
Ceomo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Radev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Some bone on bone action there as Radev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Radev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ceomo momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ceomo moves away.
Radev missing with a left hand there. Ceomo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ceomo tries a low kick but Radev avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ceomo. Radev shrugs it off though.
Radev tries to keep at a distance but Ceomo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ceomo struggles to land a body shot inside as Radev controls his hands.
Radev blocks a body shot from Ceomo.
Radev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ceomo can't find room to land a body shot as Radev controls the action.
Ceomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Radevs head.
Radev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Radev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceomo lands an uppercut.
Ceomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Radev.
Ceomo misses with the head strike.
Radev wants to take the fight to the mat but Ceomo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Radev misses with a punch on the inside.
Ceomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ceomo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radev.
Ceomo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ceomo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Ceomo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ceomo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Radev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ceomo manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastol Ceomo dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Radev throws a hook but Ceomo avoids it easily.
Radev throws a front kick that sends Ceomo stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radev. Ceomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ceomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ceomo. Radev shrugs it off though.
Radev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ceomo's hands.
Ceomo throws a solid leg kick but Radev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ceomo.
Ceomo walks into a straight right hand from Radev.
Ceomo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Radev's waist but Radev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ceomo off to one side.
Ceomo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Radev if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radev wants to slow Ceomo down by chopping away at his legs.
Ceomo misses with a jab to the body
and Radev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ceomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Radev.
Radev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ceomo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev misses with a low kick.
Radev avoids a kick to the body.
Radev connects with an inside leg kick.
Ceomo blocks a low kick nicely.
Ceomo throws a nice looking combination but Radev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radev throws a leg kick but Ceomo checks it.
Ceomo tries to counter with a takedown but Radev is quick to defend against it.
Ceomo throws a lazy right hand but Radev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Radev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radev clobbers Ceomo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Radev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ceomo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ceomo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Radev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Radev throws an overhand right that lands on Ceomo's shoulder, as Ceomo tries to avoid the shot.
Ceomo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Radev.
Nikolai Radev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceomo clinches up against the cage.
Ceomo blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ceomo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Radev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radev is working for takedown but Ceomo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ceomo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Radev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ceomo lands with a light punch inside.
Sebastol Ceomo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Radev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ceomo.
Ceomo lands with a left to the head.
Radev misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Radev.
Ceomo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ceomo.
Radev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Radev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radev misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceomo lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Ceomo.
Ceomo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radev backwards.
Radev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ceomo.
Radev misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Radev.
Radev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceomos head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Radev misses with the head strike.
Radev taking a breather.
Ceomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Radev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Radev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ceomo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastol Ceomo!
Sebastol Ceomo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brochan Darrow (ranked 4981 p4p, 461 weight class) and Seth Duplesris (ranked 5763 p4p, 508 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Brochan Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seth Duplesris!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duplesris tries to bum rush Darrow with a series of wild strikes but Darrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duplesris's calf.
Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Darrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duplesris misses the shot to the body.
Duplesris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duplesris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Darrow thumps Duplesris with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duplesris throws a nice looking combination but Darrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duplesris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duplesris throws a looping overhand right but Darrow ducks down to avoid it.
Duplesris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duplesris needs to keep his hands up - Darrow had a free shot at his head there.
Duplesris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duplesris misses with an uppercut.
Brochan Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow lands with a hook. Duplesris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duplesris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darrow.
Darrow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darrow clinches up against the cage.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Duplesris avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Duplesris pulls guard successfully.
Duplesris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Duplesris trying to keep a closed guard but Darrow is proving a slippery customer.
Duplesris wants to hit a switch here but Darrow passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Duplesris there!
Duplesris tries to hold on but Darrow postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duplesris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Darrow content just to control the position here.
Duplesris regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Duplesris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duplesris throws his legs up looking for a submission but Darrow uses it to pass to side control.
Darrow just content to control the position.
Darrow continues to stall.
Duplesris looking for a sweep but Darrow has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duplesris is trying to escape the mount.
Darrow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Duplesris is trying to escape the mount.
Duplesris squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Duplesris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brochan Darrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darrow is looking to slow Duplesris down with leg kicks.
Duplesris throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a jab to Duplesris's midsection.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duplesris moves away.
Duplesris misses with a combination
and Darrow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duplesris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darrow is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Duplesris misses.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duplesris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darrow cracks Duplesris with a nice body shot.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Darrow.
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!
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duplesris backwards.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duplesris can do to turn this around?
Darrow manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duplesris prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Duplesris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duplesris is rocked!
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duplesris is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duplesriss head.
Darrow throws a big uppercut that drops Duplesris! More strikes from Darrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Duplesris lies dazed against the cage as Darrow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brochan Darrow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Obrien (ranked 4638 p4p, 519 weight class) and Jake Gentry (ranked 9952 p4p, 777 weight class). Sean Obrien has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry fails with a takedown attempt.
Obrien's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Obrien duly obliges.
It looks like Jake Gentry has been cut.
Obrien tries to keep at a distance but Gentry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gentry jumps guard.
Obrien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obrien postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gentry keeping full guard, as Obrien tries to pass.
Gentry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obrien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrien landing with the ground and pound.
Gentry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Obrien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obrien wants to control from the top but Gentry keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Our spies down at at Red House inform us that Gentry has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Obrien throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gentry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obrien wants to stand but Gentry is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gentry working a defensive guard here.
Obrien wants to get up but he can't break Gentry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Obrien in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obrien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gentry pulls Obrien in close to his closed guard and prevents Obrien from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gentry has momentary wrist control but Obrien slips an elbow through the middle.
Obrien throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gentry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obrien looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Obrien's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Obrien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gentry looks winded!
Gentry wants to sweep but no luck.
Obrien stands up over Gentry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obrien trying to control but Gentry is working from the bottom.
Obrien lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gentry is on top in guard.
Obrien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gentry is one step ahead there.
Obrien keeping moving, preventing Gentry from controlling successfully.
Obrien is controlling Gentry's posture.
Obrien knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gentry on the ground.
Gentry throwing strikes from guard but Obrien blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gentry prevents Obrien from getting back to his feet.
Obrien trying to keep a closed guard but Gentry is proving a slippery customer.
Obrien wants to stand and escape but Gentry is having none of it.
Obrien keeping moving, preventing Gentry from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gentry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Obrien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Gentry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Obrien misses with a combination
and Gentry counters with a series of strikes. Obrien will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gentry clinches up with Obrien and pushes him back against the cage.
Gentry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obrien tries to break the clinch but Gentry is controlling the position.
Gentry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gentry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gentry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrien keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gentry's head.
Obrien trying to control the position from guard on top but Gentry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obrien with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry is pulling down on Obrien's head. It's preventing any offense from Obrien, at least for the moment.
Obrien trying to control but Gentry is working from the bottom.
Obrien scoring with some ground and pound.
Gentry is breathing heavily.
Obrien loads up on a big left hand. Gentry felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Obrien looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gentry can't hide his disappointment, as Obrien celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Obrien!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Ua (ranked 2632 p4p, 338 weight class) and Dan McClain (ranked 3887 p4p, 464 weight class). Dan McClain told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Ua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan McClain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McClain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClain unleashes a big counter combination but Ua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McClain misses with a series of wild punches.
Ua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from McClain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ua misses with a hook
and McClain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ua.
McClain misses with the combination.
McClain jabs Ua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ua swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from McClain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ua misses the shot to the body.
McClain appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McClain avoids the body shot from Ua.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ua loads up on a big right hand but McClain slips the punch.
Ua lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Ua misses.
Ua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClain.
Ua tries to bum rush McClain with a series of wild strikes but McClain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McClain defending well as Ua loads up on a big left hand.
McClain misses with a few strikes there.
McClain ducks under a wild hook from Ua.
Ua looks to land a right hand but McClain moved out of range.
McClain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McClain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ua misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ua. Those never looked like landing.
Ua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McClain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClain lands a right hook to the body.
Ua is breathing heavily.
McClain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ua blocks an uppercut.
Ua throws a head punch that misses.
McClain pushes Ua back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ua.
McClain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McClain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ua breaks from the clinch.
McClain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - McClain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McClain moves out of range as Ua strikes.
Ua throws a body shot but no joy.
McClain misses the shot to the body.
McClain lands a lovely overhand right.
McClain throws a good cross that connects.
Ua is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ua misses with a hook to the body
and McClain counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Ua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and McClain counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ua! He's just covering up as McClain starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan McClain!
A relieved looking Dan McClain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Byyler (ranked 1823 p4p, 272 weight class) and Bob Dock (ranked 3859 p4p, 517 weight class). Byyler comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine sleep now in the fire. Dock has chosen The Hangover Soundtrack- Iko Iko as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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208 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Byyler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Dock!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dock is looking to clinch.
Dock darts in trying to clinch
and Byyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Byyler does no damage.
Byyler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dock, pushing him back against the cage.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byyler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dock after a bit of a struggle.
Dock landing knees to the head.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byyler's face.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Byyler blocks it.
Byyler managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byyler's face.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byyler takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Byyler blocks it.
Dock missing with knees to the body.
Dock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byyler blocks it with crossed arms.
Byyler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byyler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dock up against the cage.
Byyler slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byyler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byyler blocks it with crossed arms.
Byyler breaks from the clinch.
Byyler clinches up against the cage.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but Byyler blocks with his arms.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Byyler managing to block the knees to the body from Dock.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dock looks winded!
A short right from Byyler on the inside.
Byyler breaks the clinch.
Dock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byyler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byyler clinches up with Dock and pushes him back against the cage.
Byyler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dock looking to throw knees to the head but Byyler is blocking nicely.
Dock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dock being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byyler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byyler manages to break the clinch.
Dock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byyler.
Dock has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Byyler swings and misses with a hook 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!
Dock tries to clinch up but Byyler circles away and keeps his distance.
Dock is looking to clinch.
Byyler closes the distance and clinches.
Dock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Dock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byyler scores with a shot to the side of Dock's head.
Dock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byyler's face.
Byyler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Byyler has Dock pressed against the cage.
Dock tries a knee to the head but Byyler blocks it.
Byyler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Byyler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dock backwards.
Byyler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byyler throws a nice looking combination but Dock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dock tries to clinch up.
Dock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Byyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byyler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Byyler to score with a decent uppercut.
Dock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Byyler.
Dock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Byyler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byyler misses with the head strike.
Byyler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Byyler lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dock misses with a knee to the head.
Dock throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Byyler.
Byyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byyler connects with a combination that backs up Dock into the cage. Byyler lands a flurry of punches that gets past Dock's guard. Dock is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Byyler bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Byyler!
Hans Byyler retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Defensor Iii (ranked 4794 p4p, 448 weight class) and Zero Chance (ranked 3236 p4p, 340 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Defensor Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zero Chance!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chance misses with a body shot.
Defensor Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Defensor Iii misses with a wild combination.
Defensor Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Defensor Iii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Defensor Iii misses with a double jab.
Defensor Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Chance moves out of range easily.
Defensor Iii sets himself, and Chance steps forward looking for the clinch! Defensor Iii avoids it this time.
Chance lands a glancing blow to the side of Defensor Iii's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chance blocks a head kick by Defensor Iii.
Defensor Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chance throws a head kick that misses.
Defensor Iii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chance avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been informed that Chance 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.
Chance looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Defensor Iii is fending him off so far but Chance persists. Nope, Defensor Iii circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Chance as Defensor Iii shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chance fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Defensor Iii on the side of the head.
Chance dives in and scores a takedown into Defensor Iii's guard.
Defensor Iii is rocked!
Chance is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oh Defensor Iii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chance is continuing to stall.
Chance landing with the ground and pound.
Chance stands and steps away. Defensor Iii gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chance lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Defensor Iii head around and knocks him out cold! Chance hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zero Chance!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Soares (ranked 2389 p4p, 249 weight class) and L Manning Hines (ranked 4919 p4p, 454 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Sabbath - Iron Man. L Manning Hines 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, L Manning Hines!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hines swats away the attempt to clinch by Soares.
Andre Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares misses with a two punch combination.
Soares throws a combination that misses
and Hines counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Soares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hines trying to control from the bottom.
Hines is defending against the submission attempts here by Soares.
Soares is trying to control. Hines wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hines moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines wants to sweep but no luck.
Hines keeps trying to improve his position.
Hines being controlled here, momentarily.
Hines looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Hines is keeping the position.
Soares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hines is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hines controlling Soares's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hines dodges the punch combination from Soares.
Soares swinging wildly here.
Soares moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hines scores with a sloppy right hand. Soares should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Hines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hines has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soares misses with a body punch
and Hines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares moves away from the strike by Hines.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares throws a jab but it's blocked by Hines.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hines looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decent striking displayed by Hines there.
Nice defenses there by Soares.
Soares throws an off balance right hand
and Hines counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares throws a combination that misses
and Hines counters with a nice body shot.
Soares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hines throws out a counter right but Soares avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Soares misses its intended target.
Soares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Hines on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soares falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Hines to counter with a crisp jab.
Hines shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soares manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hines works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hines looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hines is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hines looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hines works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but L Manning Hines will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
Hines let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hines circles away.
Andre Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hines scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hines cracks Soares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hines lands with a cross.
Soares misses with a double jab.
Soares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hines counters with a nice uppercut.
L Manning Hines seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soares fails to land the takedown.
Soares wants to clinch
and Hines counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Soares misses
and Hines counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines lands with a hook. Soares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Soares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hines jabs at Soares's body.
Soares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hines tests Soares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hines drops Soares with a naaaaasty hook - Soares is in real trouble here! Hines dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). L Manning Hines!
After the big win, L Manning Hines made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition - Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between SB Yol (ranked 1955 p4p, 265 weight class) and Alexander Pichushkin (ranked 1798 p4p, 239 weight class). Yol comes to the cage accompanied by Spectre: Scorpion Intro. Alexander Pichushkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, SB Yol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Pichushkin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pichushkin misses with a wild body shot.
Yol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pichushkin throws a body punch but Yol moves out of range.
Yol tries to land a body kick
and Pichushkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yol throws a head kick but Pichushkin moves out of range.
Yol looks to throw a body kick
and Pichushkin counters with a nice body shot.
Pichushkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yol throws a lazy body kick
and Pichushkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pichushkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yol.
A head kick from Yol lands but Pichushkin takes it in his stride.
It looks like Alexander Pichushkin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pichushkin.
Yol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yol swings for the body but Pichushkin moves out of range.
Yol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pichushkin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pichushkin scores with a jab to the body.
Yol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pichushkin.
SB Yol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pichushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yol throws out a loose jab but Pichushkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yol missing with a left hand there. Pichushkin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pichushkin throws a looping overhand right but Yol ducks down to avoid it.
Yol lands a nice hook to Pichushkin's body. Pichushkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pichushkin lands a jab to Yol's midsection.
Yol misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pichushkin misses the target.
Pichushkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pichushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yol moves away.
Pichushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yol moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pichushkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pichushkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yol connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pichushkin scrambles back to his feet.
Yol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pichushkin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yol staying out of range there.
Pichushkin swinging wildly here.
Yol slips under a jab.
As Pichushkin backs away, Yol returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pichushkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yol looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pichushkin swings for the body but Yol moves out of range.
Pichushkin works Yol's body with a nice hook.
Yol misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pichushkin throws the kick towards the body but Yol avoids it.
Yol half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pichushkin.
Pichushkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yol on the side of the head.
Yol ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yol takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pichushkin can pounce on him.
Pichushkin throws the kick towards the body but Yol avoids it.
Yol feints and then cracks Pichushkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pichushkin down.
Yol instigates a clinch.
Yol holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yol lands with a short shot to the head.
Pichushkin misses with some punches.
Yol working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Pichushkin to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yol blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Yol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pichushkin.
Yol throws a punch but it's blocked by Pichushkin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pichushkin throws a head punch that misses.
Yol lands with a right to the head.
Pichushkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pichushkins head.
A right hand to the body from Yol.
A right handed body shot lands from Yol.
Pichushkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pichushkins head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yol tries to throw a body punch but Pichushkin avoids it by throwing Yol back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pichushkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Pichushkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pichushkin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pichushkin avoids a kick to the body.
Pichushkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Yol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pichushkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pichushkin manages to avoid it.
Pichushkin lands a nice hook to Yol's body. Yol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pichushkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pichushkin.
Yol darts in and clinches Pichushkin up against the cage.
Yol has Pichushkin pressed against the cage, preventing Pichushkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yol throws a head punch that misses.
Yol scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yol scores with a hook to the body.
Yol lands with a short shot to the head.
Pichushkin is trying to break the clinch but Yol has him pressed against the cage.
Yol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yol cracks Pichushkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yol misses the shot to the body.
Yol lands a nice looking body kick.
Yol is looking to wear down Pichushkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yol scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pichushkin, as that shot connected.
Yol misses with the combination.
Yol misses with a combination
and Yol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yol throws a body punch but Pichushkin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yol looks to throw the jab but Pichushkin is out of range.
Yol just misses with a punch to the body.
Yol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pichushkin.
Yol tries to land a body kick
and Pichushkin counters with a nice body shot.
Yol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pichushkin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pichushkin cracks a nice hook into Yol's ribs.
Pichushkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yol is just out of range.
Pichushkin checks a leg kick nicely.
Pichushkin swinging wildly here.
Yol moves into the clinch successfully.
Pichushkin lands with a short shot to the head.
SB Yol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pichushkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pichushkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yol closes the distance and clinches.
Yol cracks Pichushkin with a nice body shot.
Yol pushes Pichushkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pichushkin blocks an uppercut.
Pichushkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yol backwards.
Yol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Yol.
Yol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yol misses with a punch to the body.
Pichushkin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pichushkin.
Still in the clinch, Pichushkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pichushkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Pichushkin.
A head punch on the inside from Pichushkin fails to land.
Yol scores with a shot to the side of Pichushkin's head.
Yol scores with a shoulder strike.
Yol prevents a body shot from Pichushkin.
Yol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yol tries a body shot but Pichushkin blocks it.
Yol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pichushkin misses with a punch to the body.
Pichushkin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yol seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pichushkin can turn it around.
Pichushkin slows down the pace here.
Yol tries to stall but Pichushkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SB Yol dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Pichushkin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yol misses with a body kick.
Yol connects with a jab.
Pichushkin tries to move into range but Yol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yol misses with a hook. Pichushkin ducked under it nicely.
Alexander Pichushkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pichushkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yol connects with a leg kick. Pichushkin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pichushkin misses with an uppercut. Yol saw that one coming.
Yol moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Yol.
Pichushkin lands an uppercut.
Yol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pichushkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Yol controls his hands.
Pichushkin manages to break the clinch.
Yol throws a lazy right hand but Pichushkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pichushkin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pichushkin slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pichushkin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yol tries to close the distance and clinch but Pichushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pichushkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yol.
Yol throws a lazy head kick
and Pichushkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Yol misses.
Yol throws a head kick that misses.
Yol throws a jab but it's blocked by Pichushkin.
Pichushkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yol sizes up Pichushkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pichushkin misses with a looping right.
Yol quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Pichushkin scores with a shot to the body.
Yol throws a sloppy head kick
and Pichushkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yol throws a body shot but no joy.
Yol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yol throws a lazy uppercut
and Pichushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yol is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pichushkin cracks Yol with a hook to the temple - Yol is on wobbly legs here! Pichushkin swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Yol falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pichushkin wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexander Pichushkin!
Alexander Pichushkin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
SB Yol was interviewed post fight and said 'Vengeance will be mine'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bowman (ranked 1994 p4p, 299 weight class) and Fedor Morozov (ranked 2568 p4p, 377 weight class). Morozov has chosen Young Thug feat. Gucci Mane – Again as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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32
177 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
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33
185 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tom Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov throws a nice looking combination but Bowman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morozov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bowman is able to avoid easily.
Morozov throws a series of punches but Bowman moves out of range.
Bowman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Morozov moves forwards but Bowman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bowman ducks under a wild hook from Morozov.
It looked like Bowman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bowman takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Tom Bowman has been cut.
Bowman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morozov.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morozov but Morozov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bowman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morozov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morozov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morozov throws a lazy head kick
and Bowman counters with a three punch combo that has Morozov backing up. Morozov nods at Bowman to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morozov back to the cage. Bowman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Morozov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowman circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Morozov.
It looked like Bowman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morozov.
Bowman dodges the punch combination from Morozov.
Fedor Morozov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morozov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowman.
Morozov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morozov throws a lazy head kick
and Bowman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morozov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bowman.
Morozov is controlling Bowman's posture.
Morozov working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
Morozov looking for a guillotine here but Bowman defends easily.
Morozov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bowman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morozov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov working for a triangle but Bowman defends it easily.
Bowman is pushing down on Morozov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Morozov is fighting to maintain full guard but Bowman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bowman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morozov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bowman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morozov is just riding it out for now. Bowman eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bowman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Morozov has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bowman is nestled in close to Morozov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morozov is trying to control but can't.
Morozov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bowman is trying to control the action in half guard but Morozov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bowman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bowman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bowman drops an elbow to the side of Morozov's head.
Morozov is rocked!
Bowman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morozov is still in real trouble! Can Bowman finish him?
Bowman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bowman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bowman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowman shoots in looking for a takedown. Morozov tries to sprawl out of it but Bowman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morozov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morozov seems to have recovered his senses.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Bowman got wobbled bad by a big combination! Morozov presses forward with punches and knees until Bowman stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Bowman closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Morozov!
Fedor Morozov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Tom Bowman stepped up to the mic, saying 'He is a great fighter and tonight he had the better of me and won fair and square.'.
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