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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Boly (ranked 22482 p4p, 673 weight class) and Frank Smith (ranked 5305 p4p, 497 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Boly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Smith!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Boly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Boly controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boly swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boly tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Boly lands a left hand.
Boly is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Boly rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boly jumps guard but Smith stands there with Boly around his waist. Boly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Boly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Boly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boly drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good work by Boly as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a head kick!
Boly drops Smith with a left and a right! Oh, Smith is hurt - Boly dives into side control looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Frank Smith has been cut.
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!
Boly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Boly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Boly is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Boly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to roll over but Boly keeps him under control.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith pushes Boly off looking to stand but Boly dives back in and keeps control.
Boly is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Boly has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Boly is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Boly has control of the leg.
Boly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Boly eventually gives up the hold.
Boly is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boly seems to be looking for submissions.
Boly is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boly to get the leverage.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith trying to control here.
Boly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Boly seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Boly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith gets full guard.
Boly drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Boly off! Boly jumps back into Smith's guard.
Boly wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith is looking to stand up but Boly isn't so interested in that idea.
Boly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boly drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Boly off! Boly jumps back into Smith's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Boly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Smith's cut.
That's time! Boly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boly moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Willy Boly has been cut.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Boly counters with a thumping low kick.
Willy Boly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Boly.
Willy Boly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Boly right on the button. Boly goes down! Smith follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Smith gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Epicity (ranked 4572 p4p, 447 weight class) and Kapua Francisco (ranked 21477 p4p, 707 weight class). Epicity comes to the cage accompanied by Semi Charmed Life. Francisco has chosen Pantera - Slaughtered as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kapua Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Epicity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Epicity feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Francisco shoots in looking for a takedown. Epicity tries to sprawl out of it but Francisco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Epicity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Epicity throws a hook but Francisco blocks it.
Francisco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Francisco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Francisco moves to clinch but Epicity breaks away
and Epicity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Epicity thuds a left hand into Francisco's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity lands with an uppercut that bounces Francisco off the cage and back into range.
Francisco blocks a jab.
Epicity misses with a leg kick.
Francisco scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epicity walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Francisco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Francisco wants to counter with a clinch but Epicity pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco moves into the clinch successfully.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Epicity creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Francisco misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francisco.
A shot in the inside from Epicity.
Francisco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Epicity working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Epicity scores with a shoulder strike.
Francisco looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity can't find room to land a body shot as Francisco controls the action.
Epicity lands a body shot in the clinch.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epicity misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Epicity.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Epicity on the inside.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Epicity.
Francisco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epicity tries to work over Francisco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Francisco lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Francisco misses with some punches.
Francisco digs a right hand into Epicity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Epicity's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francisco.
Francisco digs a right hand into Epicity's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Epicity's gas tank.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francisco scores with a shot to the side of Epicity's head.
Epicity blocking some punches.
A short right from Epicity.
Epicity misses with some punches.
Epicity lands an uppercut.
Francisco lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francisco throws a head punch that misses.
Francisco trying to stall but Epicity improves his position.
Epicity prevents the takedown attempt.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
Epicity managing to block the knees to the body from Francisco.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicity misses with a punch on the inside.
Francisco has a couple of punches blocked by Epicity.
Francisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epicity working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Epicity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francisco or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epicity.
Epicity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco gets through Epicity's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francisco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Epicity prevents it.
Turbo Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapua Francisco.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Epicity lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Epicity lands a body shot.
Epicity connects with a jab.
Francisco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Epicity tries to keep at a distance but Francisco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francisco fails to pull guard.
Epicity working aggressively here.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Francisco lands a shoulder strike.
Francisco digs a right hand underneath Epicity's ribcage. Epicity let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Epicity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
Epicity prevents a body shot from Francisco.
Francisco controlling the action here for a moment.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Epicity.
Francisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francisco.
Francisco lands with a right to the head.
Francisco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Epicity is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Francisco.
Epicity lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity prevents a body shot from Francisco.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
Francisco misses with a punch to the body.
Turbo Epicity has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
Francisco tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
Epicity swings wildly with an uppercut but Francisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco tries to throw a body punch but Epicity avoids it by throwing Francisco back against the cage.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Epicity controls the action.
Epicity gets through Francisco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francisco blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francisco lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Francisco.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epicity.
Epicity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francisco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epicity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco takes a shot to the head.
Francisco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Epicity misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Epicity controls the action.
Epicity lands a shoulder strike.
Francisco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Epicity throws a head punch that misses.
Epicity blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Francisco swings wildly with an uppercut but Epicity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francisco working aggressively here.
Epicity blocks a body shot from Francisco.
Epicity lands a nice uppercut.
Epicity struggles to land a body shot inside as Francisco controls his hands.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Epicity scores with a shoulder strike.
Francisco tries to stall but Epicity uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Epicity lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Francisco fails to pull guard.
Turbo Epicity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kapua Francisco.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
Epicity tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epicity lands with a right to the head.
Epicity working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Epicity misses with a punch to the body.
Francisco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francisco tries to work over Epicity's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epicity digs a right hand underneath Francisco's ribcage. Francisco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
Francisco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Epicity.
Francisco tries a body shot but Epicity blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epicity.
Epicity lands with a light punch inside.
Epicity misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turbo Epicity dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Epicity scores with a hook to the body. Francisco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francisco moves away.
Epicity closes the distance and clinches.
Epicity can't find room to land a body shot as Francisco controls the action.
A short right from Epicity on the inside.
Francisco stalling.
Francisco can't find room to land a body shot as Epicity controls the action.
Francisco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Epicity's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epicity.
A head punch on the inside from Epicity fails to land.
A short right from Epicity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity blocks an uppercut.
Epicity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Francisco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a shot to the side of Francisco's head.
Francisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epicity blocks a body shot from Francisco.
Nice body punch from Epicity.
Epicity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Francisco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Epicity pushes Francisco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epicity lands a left hand.
Francisco is rocked!
Epicity has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Epicity softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francisco is still on wobbly legs! Can Epicity finish him?
Epicity misses with a short punch on the inside.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francisco blocking some punches.
Francisco misses with some punches.
Epicity presses Francisco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francisco seems to have recovered his senses.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Epicity lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Francisco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicity works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Epicity - that landed with a thud.
Francisco wants a takedown but no success here.
Kapua Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Epicity.
Francisco blocking some punches.
Epicity presses Francisco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Epicity scores with a hook to the body.
Epicity lands with a short shot to the head.
Epicity lands a right hand.
Epicity swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Epicity.
Epicity lands with a left to the head.
Epicity scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Epicity.
Epicity goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epicity throws a punch but it's blocked by Francisco.
Francisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Epicity controls his hands.
Epicity lands a big right hand that drops Francisco! The killer instinct kicks in and Epicity finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Epicity!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turbo Epicity!
After winning the bout, Turbo Epicity thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul The Refugee (ranked 17649 p4p, 694 weight class) and Sean Heun (ranked 18432 p4p, 713 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul The Refugee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Heun!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Refugee darts in and clinches Heun up against the cage.
Heun is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The Refugee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Heun being controlled against the cage.
Heun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heun fails to land.
Heun lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Heun as the two fighters clinch.
The Refugee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heun has a couple of punches blocked by The Refugee.
Heun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Refugee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Heun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Refugee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Refugee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Refugee wanted to stand there but Heun had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Refugee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Abdul The Refugee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Refugee misses with a head kick.
Heun works the jab nicely.
The Refugee tries to clinch but Heun moves away
and Heun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heun misses with a looping left.
Heun cracks The Refugee with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Refugee darts in trying to clinch
and Heun counters with a straight right hand.
The Refugee tries to clinch up but Heun circles away and keeps his distance.
The Refugee throws a sloppy head kick and Heun moves out of range easily.
The Refugee throws a head kick that misses.
Heun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Abdul The Refugee has been cut.
Heun fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Refugee tries to clinch but Heun is having none of it.
As The Refugee backs off Heun throws a huge counter combo but The Refugee manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Heun. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Heun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Refugee fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Refugee tries to clinch but Heun moves out of range.
We've been told by The Refugee's head coaches at Cheese Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Refugee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heun throws a head kick but The Refugee moves out of range.
The Refugee tries to clinch but Heun is having none of it.
The Refugee throws a sloppy head kick and Heun moves out of range easily.
The Refugee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Heun to counter with a crisp jab.
The Refugee is looking to clinch but Heun is avoiding it.
Heun circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heun counters with a nice uppercut.
The Refugee instigates a clinch.
Heun misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Refugee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul The Refugee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Refugee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Refugee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Refugee backwards.
Heun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Refugee blocking some punches.
The Refugee wants a takedown but no success here.
Heun has The Refugee pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Heun.
Heun misses with a punch on the inside.
The Refugee looking to slow down the pace here.
Heun lands with a short shot to the head.
Heun misses with a punch on the inside.
Heun lands a shot to the body.
Heun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heun misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Refugee avoids it.
The Refugee blocking some punches.
Heun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Refugee is defending well for now.
The Refugee wants to take the fight to the mat but Heun manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Heun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heun throws a head punch that misses.
Heun dodges an elbow strike from The Refugee.
Heun misses with a hook from 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!
The Refugee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Heun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Refugee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Refugee pushes off an throws an elbow but Heun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Refugee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heun gets tackled into the cage by The Refugee. The Refugee maintains the clinch.
Heun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Refugee.
The Refugee tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Heun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul The Refugee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Heun jabs at The Refugee's body.
The Refugee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heun lands a head kick!
The Refugee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heun scores with the left hand. The Refugee knows he should have avoided that one.
The Refugee is rocked!
Heun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Refugee. That did some damage!
Oh The Refugee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heun drives through and clinches with The Refugee against the cage.
Heun pushes The Refugee against the cage. Heun is working some dirty boxing. Heun pushes off with a quick right hook! The Refugee goes down! The Refugee tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Heun moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Heun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badou Baha (ranked 2321 p4p, 332 weight class) and Artur Syrowatka (ranked 3431 p4p, 474 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Syrowatka's choice of entrance music: Slash - Nothing to Say. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Badou Baha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Syrowatka!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrowatka moves out of range of the strikes.
Syrowatka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baha swings for the body but Syrowatka moves out of range.
Badou Baha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baha scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Artur Syrowatka has been cut.
Syrowatka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baha has time to react.
Syrowatka moves out of range of the leg kick from Baha.
A little jabbing left from Syrowatka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Syrowatka.
Syrowatka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Syrowatka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baha cracks Syrowatka with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Baha has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Syrowatka to stand back up!
Syrowatka is rocked!
Syrowatka looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baha moves in close and cracks Syrowatka with a massive right hand! Syrowatka, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Baha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Badou Baha!
Badou Baha really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Top Nutrition 160Q200$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 4870 p4p, 619 weight class) and TJ Hearts (ranked 2632 p4p, 370 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as TJ Hearts enters the cage!
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, TJ Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Wijnbergen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hearts somewhat.
We've been told by Van Wijnbergen's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hearts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hearts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Wijnbergen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Wijnbergen stuns Hearts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping right.
TJ Hearts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearts lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but Hearts avoids it.
Hearts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen lands a really nice looking cross but Hearts seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearts throws a body punch but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Hearts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like TJ Hearts has been cut.
Hearts loads up on a big right hand but Van Wijnbergen slips the punch.
Van Wijnbergen jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Wijnbergen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Hearts misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearts 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 Van Wijnbergen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Wijnbergen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy head kick and Hearts moves out of range easily.
Hearts throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Hearts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hearts throws out a loose jab but Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearts closes the distance and clinches up with Van Wijnbergen, looking for a takedown. Hearts pushes Van Wijnbergen against the cage but Van Wijnbergen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Wijnbergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearts.
Hearts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearts misses with an uppercut.
Hearts's coach down at Gym Beam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hearts's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent'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!
Hearts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Wijnbergen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen thows a body kick. Hearts tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hearts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearts connects with a body shot that sends Van Wijnbergen's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Hearts.
Nice uppercut there from Van Wijnbergen.
A shot to the liver by Hearts. Beautiful body shot.
Hearts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearts misses with a double jab.
Hearts dives in for a single leg takedown but Van Wijnbergen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Hearts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Van Wijnbergen there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts thuds his shin into the meat of Van Wijnbergen's side.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hearts misses with a low kick.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearts was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hearts.
Hearts with a jab.
Hearts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danga de danga de dang - Hearts scores with a four punch combination!
Van Wijnbergen takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Wijnbergen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts lands with a straight right. Van Wijnbergen didn't see that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearts.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hearts avoids it.
Hearts throws a series of punches but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Hearts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Wijnbergen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearts misses with a left hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Hearts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a low kick.
Hearts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van Wijnbergen!
Van Wijnbergen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hearts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearts controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Hearts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts'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.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts lands a jab to the nose.
Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hearts.
Hearts thuds a left hand into Van Wijnbergen's body.
Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big right hand but Hearts slips the punch.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Hearts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Wijnbergen thuds his right hand into Hearts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hearts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hearts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Wijnbergen. That did some damage!
Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy head kick and Hearts moves out of range easily.
Van Wijnbergen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hearts drives through with a takedown into Van Wijnbergen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Wijnbergen has his feet on Hearts's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a left hand but Hearts moved out of range nicely.
Hearts blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Wijnbergen in his tracks.
No joy there for Hearts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Wijnbergen throws a good cross that connects.
Hearts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hearts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen doesn't seem bothered though.
Hearts feints and as Van Wijnbergen raises his hands in defense, Hearts changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Wijnbergen keeping moving, preventing Hearts from controlling successfully.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen managing to control the position.
Van Wijnbergen trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Wijnbergen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hearts throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to wear down Hearts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hearts misses with a body shot.
Hearts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hearts throws a body punch but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Hearts moves out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Hearts blocks the low kick.
Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a hook.
Hearts takes one to the chin there.
Hearts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts throws a body punch but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Hearts scores with a jab to the body.
Hearts throws a right and a left that Van Wijnbergen avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hearts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hearts digs a good hook to Van Wijnbergen's body.
Van Wijnbergen lands a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hearts. That did some damage!
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Hearts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Wijnbergen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Hearts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Wijnbergen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts thuds a left hand into Van Wijnbergen's body.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Wijnbergen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hearts looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Wijnbergen is just out of range.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
TJ Hearts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hearts throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Wijnbergen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Wijnbergen avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hearts looks to land a combination. Van Wijnbergen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hearts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Wijnbergen scrambles back to his feet.
Hearts sizes up Van Wijnbergen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Van Wijnbergen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hearts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Hearts blocks it.
Hearts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hearts connects with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hearts shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Wijnbergen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hearts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearts misses the target.
Van Wijnbergen misses the jab.
Hearts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Van Wijnbergen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a series of wild punches.
Hearts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a three punch combo!
Hearts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Wijnbergen's hands.
Hearts moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearts scores with a shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hearts moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Wijnbergen.
Hearts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hearts dodges the punch combination from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen connects with the punch.
Hearts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a push kick.
Hearts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Wijnbergen takes a step back to recover.
Hearts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Wijnbergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hearts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Hearts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hearts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Wijnbergen motions for Hearts to come forward. Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hearts swings for the body but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Hearts misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a right hand to the body.
Hearts staying out of range there.
Hearts swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Wijnbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hearts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Wijnbergen, right into the meat.
Hearts blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by Hearts.
Hearts works the jab nicely.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a kick to the body.
Hearts punishes Van Wijnbergen's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hearts looks to throw the jab but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hearts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TJ Hearts.
Well Hearts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Hearts!
TJ Hearts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastiaan Rutten (ranked 2704 p4p, 245 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 3128 p4p, 277 weight class). Sebastiaan Rutten could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antero Vipunen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastiaan Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vipunen misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
Rutten jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vipunen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been informed that Vipunen 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.
Rutten slaps away a takedown attempt from Vipunen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vipunen avoids it.
Vipunen fails with the takedown
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Antero Vipunen has been cut.
Sebastiaan Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Vipunen.
Vipunen misses with a left hand
and Rutten counters with a solid body kick.
Vipunen looks winded!
Vipunen avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Vipunen slips the punch.
Rutten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Rutten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vipunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Vipunen moved away.
Sebastiaan Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
Rutten thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vipunen misses the jab.
Rutten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Vipunen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Vipunen darts in looking for a takedown but Rutten gets double underhooks and turns Vipunen into the cage.
Rutten lands a big head kick that sends Vipunen tumbling to the mat! Rutten takes a step backwards and waves Vipunen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vipunen is rocked!
Rutten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vipunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Vipunen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Vipunen is out cold! Rutten holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sebastiaan Rutten!
A relieved looking Sebastiaan Rutten 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Jackson (ranked 5048 p4p, 411 weight class) and Cornelius Stinkhammer (ranked 19975 p4p, 571 weight class). Stinkhammer has chosen Ghost - Square Hammer as his entrance music. Cornelius Stinkhammer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rod Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Stinkhammer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Stinkhammer moves out of range.
Jackson sets himself, and Stinkhammer steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stinkhammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Stinkhammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Stinkhammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Rod Jackson has been cut.
Stinkhammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Stinkhammer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Stinkhammer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Stinkhammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Stinkhammer keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stinkhammer slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cheese Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stinkhammer is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Stinkhammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Stinkhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stinkhammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stinkhammer swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Stinkhammer.
Stinkhammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Stinkhammer misses with a knee to the head.
Stinkhammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stinkhammer misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stinkhammer manages to circle out of the way.
Stinkhammer throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stinkhammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stinkhammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stinkhammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cornelius Stinkhammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stinkhammer swinging wildly here.
Stinkhammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Stinkhammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Stinkhammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stinkhammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stinkhammer looks winded!
Stinkhammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Stinkhammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Cornelius Stinkhammer has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand into Stinkhammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stinkhammer's gas tank.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stinkhammer is defending well for now.
Stinkhammer lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Stinkhammer to the mat.
Jackson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Stinkhammer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jackson has tightened it up now! Stinkhammer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rod Jackson!
Rod Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Cornelius Stinkhammer had this to say: 'that man over there hit me in the head'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny DeCoco (ranked 22050 p4p, 490 weight class) and John Nordquist (ranked 2364 p4p, 228 weight class). Nordquist has chosen Hard Rock Hallelujah as his entrance music. 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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148 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny DeCoco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Nordquist!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordquist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nordquist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeCoco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nordquist is looking to stand back up but DeCoco counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nordquist.
DeCoco wants to get back to his feet.
DeCoco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nordquist keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordquist is trying to control but can't.
DeCoco thows a huge punch but Nordquist dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeCoco wants to pass the guard but Nordquist is defending well.
DeCoco goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Nordquist does a handstand and catches DeCoco in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Nordquist on top - DeCoco is already out from the submission! Nordquist gives DeCoco's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . John Nordquist!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Nordquist made sure he mentioned RAGS of a RONIN, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Roffen (ranked 7028 p4p, 594 weight class) and Jeff Godfrey (ranked 6323 p4p, 563 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roffen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godfrey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Godfrey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roffen 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.
Godfrey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roffen wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godfrey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roffen is just riding it out for now. Godfrey eventually gives up the hold.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Godfrey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Godfrey is trying to control the action in half guard but Roffen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Godfrey is pressing down on Roffen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roffen is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roffen wants to improve his position but Godfrey is controlling well.
Godfrey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roffen defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Godfrey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roffen wants to control but Godfrey is keeping busy.
Godfrey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roffen defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godfrey is trying to control. Roffen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Godfrey is working for a submission of some sort.
Roffen is looking for a sweep. Godfrey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Godfrey in particular looking to stall.
Godfrey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godfrey shoots for a double leg takedown but Roffen sprawls well. He's pushed Godfrey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Godfrey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roffen is fending him off so far but Godfrey persists. Nope, Roffen circles away and we're back to standing.
Roffen throws a big counter combination but Godfrey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roffen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Godfrey.
A head kick misses from Roffen.
Godfrey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Roffen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Godfrey back to the cage. Roffen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey staying out of range there.
Roffen misses the shot to the body.
Godfrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Roffen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roffen wants it to stay on the feet.
Josh Roffen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Godfrey.
Godfrey lands a head kick!
Godfrey misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roffen throws a lazy uppercut
and Godfrey counters with a left and a right that stings Roffen.
Godfrey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roffen avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roffen stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Godfrey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Roffen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Godfrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roffen throws a series of punches but Godfrey avoids them all with ease.
Roffen tries to bum rush Godfrey with a series of wild strikes but Godfrey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Godfrey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roffen avoids the body shot from Godfrey.
Roffen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Josh Roffen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godfrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roffen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godfrey moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Godfrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roffen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godfrey fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey rushes Roffen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Godfrey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roffen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Roffen.
Roffen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roffen stops a takedown attempt from Godfrey.
Roffen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Josh Roffen is winning the standup battle so far.
Godfrey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Roffen as Godfrey shoots in.
Josh Roffen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Godfrey.
Godfrey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Roffen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Godfrey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roffen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roffen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Godfrey rushes Roffen and presses him up 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!
Roffen prevents the takedown attempt.
Roffen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roffen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roffen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roffen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Roffen. No joy for Godfrey on that attempt.
Godfrey tries to clinch but Roffen moves out of range.
Roffen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godfrey circles away quickly and effectively.
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roffen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Roffen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Godfrey misses with a takedown
and Godfrey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godfrey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roffen circles away.
Roffen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Roffen misses with a double jab.
Roffen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Josh Roffen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Godfrey throws a sloppy head kick
and Roffen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey darts in and clinches Roffen up against the cage.
Roffen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godfrey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roffen as he avoids it easily.
Roffen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roffen is looking for a triangle but Godfrey pushes his legs off easily.
Godfrey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Godfrey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Godfrey stands up from Roffen's guard - Godfrey perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Roffen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Godfrey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roffen but Roffen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roffen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godfrey forces Roffen back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godfrey is trying to pull guard but Roffen has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godfrey throws a head punch that misses.
Roffen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Godfrey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Roffen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roffen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godfrey manages to avoid it.
Godfrey lands with a right hand.
Godfrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godfrey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Godfrey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Godfrey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Godfrey is trying for a kimura here. Roffen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Godfrey wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Godfrey!
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