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DSOF 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between H Akeem Cerezo (ranked 5899 p4p, 502 weight class) and Rizky Nanda (ranked 25639 p4p, 673 weight class). Cerezo's entrance music is Not Falling - Mudvayne. A fine choice. 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, H Akeem Cerezo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rizky Nanda!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerezo clinches up against the cage.
Cerezo blocks an uppercut.
Cerezo landing knees to the body.
Cerezo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cerezo lands a nice elbow.
Nanda tries to pull guard but Cerezo won't allow it.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cerezo has Nanda pushed against the cage.
Cerezo misses with a knee strike.
Cerezo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nanda tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerezo avoids the damage to the body.
Nanda misses with a body punch.
Nanda takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerezo lands a knee to the body.
Nanda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerezo avoids it.
Cerezo working Nanda over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerezo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nandas head.
Cerezo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nanda's defenses.
Cerezo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cerezo crunches a lovely knee into Nanda's ribcage.
Nanda tries to work over Cerezo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nanda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cerezo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cerezo trying to land knees to the body.
Cerezo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cerezo landing knees to the head.
Cerezo scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cerezo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanda blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cerezo.
Nanda tries to break free but Cerezo pushes him back against the cage.
Nanda tries to land a knee to the head but Cerezo blocks with his arms.
Cerezo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo avoiding damage as Nanda throws knees to the body.
Cerezo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nanda takes an elbow to the temple.
Cerezo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nanda's defenses.
Nanda looking to stall.
Cerezo scores with a knee to the head.
Cerezo taking a breather.
Nanda tries a knee to the head but Cerezo blocks it.
Nanda letting Cerezo take a breather here.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nanda can't find room to land a body shot as Cerezo controls the action.
Cerezo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cerezo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nanda throws an elbow that misses.
Cerezo tries a knee to the head but Nanda blocks it.
Cerezo avoiding damage as Nanda throws knees to the body.
Cerezo managing to block the knees to the body from Nanda.
Cerezo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cerezo lands an elbow inside that Nanda shrugs off.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cerezo.
Cerezo scores a nice knee to the body.
Nanda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nanda tries to throw a body punch but Cerezo avoids it by throwing Nanda back against the cage.
Cerezo lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nanda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nanda misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerezo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nanda tries to stall but Cerezo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nanda lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cerezo managing to block the knees to the body from Nanda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cerezo lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cerezo throws an elbow but misses.
Nanda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerezo lands an elbow that stopped Nanda in his tracks for a moment.
Cerezo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cerezo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
H Akeem Cerezo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nanda lands with a nice combination. Cerezo backs away looking to recover.
Cerezo pushes Nanda up against the cage in a clinch.
Cerezo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nanda tries to work over Cerezo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nanda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerezo keeps control of Nanda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nanda manages to pull guard.
Nanda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cerezo is one step ahead there.
Cerezo is in close to Nanda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerezo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nanda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cerezo wants to pass the guard but Nanda is keeping the position.
Cerezo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanda looking for a guillotine here but Cerezo defends easily.
Cerezo working some strikes from top position.
Nanda keeping moving, preventing Cerezo from controlling successfully.
Cerezo cracks Nanda with a solid left hand.
Nanda has his foot on Cerezo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cerezo works his way back into a safe position though.
Cerezo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cerezo trying to move into half guard but instead Nanda has managed to sweep!
Cerezo wants to stand but Nanda is controlling the position.
Nanda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo wants to get back to his feet but Nanda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nanda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cerezo's head.
Cerezo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cerezo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nanda on the ground.
Nanda trying to control but Cerezo is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cerezo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nanda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nanda working some strikes from top position.
Nanda is working Cerezo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nanda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerezo wants to get back to his feet but Nanda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nanda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nanda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nanda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cerezo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cerezo clinches up against the cage.
Cerezo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nanda tries to throw a body punch but Cerezo avoids it by throwing Nanda back against the cage.
Cerezo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cerezo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo is stalling here.
Cerezo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
H Akeem Cerezo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nanda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cerezo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nanda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cerezo looking to throw knees to the head but Nanda is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Cerezo.
Nanda tries a knee to the head but Cerezo blocks it.
Nanda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cerezo smiles and moves away.
Nanda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cerezo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cerezo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nanda can do to turn this around?
Nanda works Cerezo's body with a nice hook.
Nanda looks to land a combination but Cerezo avoids it well.
Nanda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cerezo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cerezo moves out of range as Nanda strikes.
Cerezo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nanda pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rizky Nanda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nanda throws a sloppy head kick and Cerezo moves out of range easily.
Nanda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cerezo.
Cerezo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nanda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cerezo scrambles back to his feet.
H Akeem Cerezo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cerezo delivers a nice body kick.
Cerezo throws a head kick but Nanda moves out of range.
Nanda just misses with a punch to the body.
Nanda misses with a two punch combination.
Nanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cerezo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cerezo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cerezo drives through and clinches with Nanda against the cage.
Cerezo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nanda's face.
Nanda pushes off an throws an elbow but Cerezo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nanda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nanda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nanda struggles to land a body shot inside as Cerezo controls his hands.
Cerezo crunches a lovely knee into Nanda's ribcage.
Nanda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cerezo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerezo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cerezo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nanda up against the cage.
Nanda drags the fight down to the ground.
Cerezo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cerezo postures up and lands a big shot to Nanda's brow.
Cerezo with a nice head shot there.
Nanda has his feet on Cerezo's thighs here. He's pushed Cerezo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cerezo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rizky Nanda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reese Worthington (ranked 5697 p4p, 204 weight class) and Jefferson Walter (ranked 25658 p4p, 306 weight class). Reese Worthington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reese Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jefferson Walter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Worthington. No joy for Walter on that attempt.
Walter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walter clinches.
Worthington misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walter as Worthington tries to tie him up.
Worthington struggles to land a body shot inside as Walter controls his hands.
Good body shot from Worthington.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but Worthington blocks with his arms.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Worthington throws a punch but it's blocked by Walter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Worthington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Worthington tries to work over Walter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Worthington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Worthington misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington misses with a punch to the body.
Worthington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worthington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Worthington has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
Worthington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Worthington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Worthington has him pressed against the cage.
Worthington throws a head punch that misses.
Worthington pushes Walter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worthington working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Worthington.
Worthington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Worthington scores with a punch to the head.
Worthington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter walks straight into a right hand from Worthington - that's dropped him! Worthington jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Walter from any more punishment! Walter complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Reese Worthington!
Reese Worthington really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tauromorphous Threads ~ 15% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orange Crush (ranked 4237 p4p, 393 weight class) and Larry Sanders (ranked 7579 p4p, 555 weight class). Orange Crush has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orange Crush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crush shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crush winds up and cracks Sanders with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crush is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crush thows a huge punch but Sanders dodges it nicely.
Crush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanders blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crush.
Ground and pound from Crush.
Sanders wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush is controlling the pace.
Crush with the ground and pound but Sanders uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanders lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanders makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crush is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crush is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanders chips away with some ground and pound.
Crush looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crush keeping moving, preventing Sanders from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crush pulls Sanders in close to prevent any damage.
Crush wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanders decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crush closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crush uses his free foot to push down on Sanders's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanders.
Crush lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanders is rocked!
Crush connects with a bit shot that sees Sanders covering up! More strikes from Crush and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Crush is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orange Crush!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Orange Crush made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrick Shull (ranked 4371 p4p, 422 weight class) and Matthew Thiel (ranked 5148 p4p, 465 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrick Shull!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Thiel!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shull throws a shot from downtown. Thiel moves away and avoids it.
Thiel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Thiel misses.
Thiel clinches.
Thiel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thiel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thiel throws a head punch that misses.
Shull blocks an uppercut.
Shull has Thiel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thiel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thiel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shull is looking to control Thiel's arms but Thiel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shull has his back to the cage.
Thiel cracks Shull with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiel lands with a short shot to the head.
Thiel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thiel has Shull pressed against the cage.
Thiel throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shull backwards.
Thiel gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thiel throws a strike but Shull avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thiel trying to control but Shull is working from the bottom.
Thiel throws a big elbow that misses.
Thiel looking to sit in guard and control but Shull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thiel 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.
Shull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shull is one step ahead there.
Thiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shull seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shull looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shull looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shull is working hard here to advance position.
Shull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shull preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thiel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thiel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thiel misses with a right hand
and Shull counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shull to score with a decent uppercut.
Shull moves away from the strike by Thiel.
Shull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shull lands with a good body shot.
Thiel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thiel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Thiel. That snapped Shull's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shull lands a nice shot to the body.
Shull misses with a hook
and Shull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thiel loads up on a big right hand but Shull slips the punch.
Thiel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Shull gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thiel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shull defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Thiel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shull takes a swing at Thiel's ribcage but misses.
Shull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thiel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shull's half guard.
Thiel trying to control from Shull's half guard. Shull has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thiel looking to sit in guard and control but Shull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thiel is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shull controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thiel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shull tries to free his leg and advance position but Thiel is retaining full guard.
Thiel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shull is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thiel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matthew Thiel has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Shull misses the target.
Thiel throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shull.
Thiel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thiel throws a looping overhand right but Shull ducks down to avoid it.
Thiel misses with a looping left.
Thiel throws the left hand but Shull avoids the punch easily.
Thiel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shull scores with a hook to the body. Thiel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thiel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thiel swings for the body but Shull moves out of range.
Shull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thiel.
Thiel tries to move into range but Shull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thiel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shull just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Shull misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shull lands an overhand right.
Shull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thiel misses with a hook
enabling Shull to counter with a crisp jab.
Shull throws a right hand that misses
and Thiel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thiel.
Shull throws a body shot but no joy.
Thiel digs a good hook to Shull's body.
A big right from Thiel misses.
A quick step to the side and Shull tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shull.
Thiel rushes Shull and presses him up against the cage.
Shull wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matthew Thiel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thiel misses with an uppercut
and Shull counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiel misses with a straight left.
Thiel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thiel slips a straight right by Shull.
Thiel misses with a looping left.
Thiel throws an overhand right that lands on Shull's shoulder, as Shull tries to avoid the shot.
Thiel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thiel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shull.
Thiel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shull is rocked!
A slow jab from Thiel misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Shull misses the target.
Oh Shull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thiel throws out a loose jab but Shull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shull seems to have got his legs back now.
Shull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shull jabs at Thiel's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shull enables Thiel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shull manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thiel preventing the sweep.
Thiel working some strikes from top position.
Thiel wants to control from the top but Shull keeps moving.
Thiel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thiel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shull wants to sweep here but Thiel controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thiel landing with the ground and pound.
Rodrick Shull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thiel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shull 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thiel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Thiel coming out on top.
Nice jab there from Thiel.
Thiel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Shull drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Thiel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Shull's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Thiel!
Matthew Thiel is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Mclure (ranked 3898 p4p, 447 weight class) and Sheet Set (ranked 5715 p4p, 607 weight class). Sheet Set will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Mclure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheet Set!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Set gets a clinch.
Set's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Set lands a high kick!
Mclure misses with a two punch combination.
Set uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mclure.
Mclure lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick by Set misses
and Mclure counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Set swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mclure counters with a stiff right hand.
Set throws a head kick that half lands.
Mclure swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Set lands with a kick to the temple. Mclure shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Set with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mclure counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Set looks winded!
Mclure lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Sheet Set has been cut.
Set takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mclure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Set checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Set walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mclure swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonard Mclure!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muffin Wonder (ranked 3950 p4p, 134 weight class) and Shelton Trask (ranked 5850 p4p, 209 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shelton Trask enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muffin Wonder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shelton Trask!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trask wants to take the fight to the mat but Wonder manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wonder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trasks head.
It looks like Shelton Trask has been cut.
Wonder holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Wonder.
Wonder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trasks head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wonder.
Trask looks winded!
Wonder will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trask up against the cage.
Wonder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trask backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonder digs a right hand underneath Trask's ribcage. Trask let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Wonder.
Wonder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wonder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trasks head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wonder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder stalls.
Wonder gets through Trask's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Wonder.
Wonder creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Trask with a big uppercut! Trask tries to clinch up but Wonder pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Trask to the mat! Trask covers up and Wonder unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Muffin Wonder!
Muffin Wonder retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Mccullough (ranked 4364 p4p, 401 weight class) and Kenny Kawaguchi (ranked 4596 p4p, 419 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cole Mccullough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Kawaguchi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawaguchi punishes Mccullough's body with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Kawaguchi coming out on top.
Kawaguchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Kawaguchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kawaguchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kawaguchi sends Mccullough crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kawaguchi is motioning to the referee to let Mccullough up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mccullough is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mccullough is aggressively charging in as Kawaguchi backs up avoiding any damage. Kawaguchi tosses out a jab and Mccullough runs right into it face first! Mccullough is out cold! Kawaguchi dropped down on all fours and is barking in Mccullough's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Kawaguchi!
Kenny Kawaguchi is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Delta Knox (ranked 3644 p4p, 447 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 4136 p4p, 500 weight class). Knox kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danko Jones | Gonna Be A Fight Tonight. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Knox 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.
Khan cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Khan swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Knox jabs Khan right on the nose. Khan blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Amir Khan has been cut.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Knox on the side of the head.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
A right hook to the body lands for Khan.
Khan tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Khan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Khan prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans 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!
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox lands a left hand.
Khan misses with some punches.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khan fails to land.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khan working aggressively here.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
A short body shot lands from Khan as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Khan tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khan or not.
Khan looks winded!
Khan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knox.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Delta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amir Khan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a left to the body.
Knox tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Knox punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox prevents a body shot from Khan.
Knox blocking some punches.
Khan working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Knox.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Khan misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is rocked!
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khan with a big uppercut! Khan tries to clinch up but Knox pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khan to the mat! Khan covers up and Knox unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Delta Knox!
Delta Knox is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Delta Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Braddock (ranked 3044 p4p, 357 weight class) and Dmitry Bezymyanny (ranked 3458 p4p, 405 weight class). Bezymyanny has chosen Little Richard - Long Tall Sally as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dmitry Bezymyanny 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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245 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Braddock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Bezymyanny!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bezymyanny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock darts in trying to clinch
and Bezymyanny counters with a three punch combo that has Braddock backing up. Braddock nods at Bezymyanny to acknowledge the strikes.
Bezymyanny throws a nice looking combination but Braddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braddock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Braddock backs off Bezymyanny throws a huge counter combo but Braddock manages to avoid it all.
Braddock rushes Bezymyanny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Braddock prevents Bezymyanny from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Braddock.
Braddock tries a body shot but Bezymyanny blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bezymyanny misses with a punch on the inside.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
Bezymyanny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Braddocks head.
Bezymyanny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braddock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezymyanny is looking to control Braddock's arms but Braddock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bezymyanny has his back to the cage.
Braddock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braddock swings for the body but Bezymyanny moves out of range.
Bezymyanny is looking for the big counter here.
Braddock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John Braddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezymyanny throws a hook but Braddock avoids it easily.
Bezymyanny clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Braddock.
Braddock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice left hand lands by Braddock.
Braddock misses with a body punch.
Bezymyanny looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Braddock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Braddock lands a left hand.
Bezymyanny looks winded!
Bezymyanny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Braddock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bezymyanny's efforts to push away.
Bezymyanny has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braddock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Braddock.
A nice left hand lands by Braddock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Braddock.
Braddock taking a breather.
Braddock slows down the pace here.
Braddock stalling.
Braddock seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Braddock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Braddock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bezymyanny prevents a body shot from Braddock.
Braddock pushes Bezymyanny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Braddock cracks Bezymyanny with a nice body shot.
Braddock lands a hook that snaps the head of Bezymyanny backwards.
Braddock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bezymyanny is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock creates a bit of distance for himself, with Bezymyanny pressed up against the cage and cracks Bezymyanny with a massive uppercut! Bezymyanny goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Braddock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Braddock!
John Braddock is the new heavyweight champion!
John Braddock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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