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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 3465 p4p, 436 weight class) and Steven Tauer (ranked 7931 p4p, 633 weight class). Dowiyogo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is another life - kano. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
46 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Tauer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Tauer circles away.
Tauer loads up on a big right hand but Dowiyogo slips the punch.
Dowiyogo moves out of range as Tauer strikes.
Tauer avoids a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and pushes Tauer back into the cage.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Tauer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Dowiyogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tauer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Tauer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Tauer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dowiyogos head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tauer avoids it.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tauer is defending well for now.
Tauer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tauer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dowiyogo to the mat. Dowiyogo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tauer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tauer content to stall in guard here.
Tauer wants to pass the guard but Dowiyogo is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tauer is controlling him.
Tauer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tauer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tauer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dowiyogo being controlled for a moment.
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.
Tauer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dowiyogo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dowiyogo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tauer controls the position from side control.
Tauer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dowiyogo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tauer working away.
You can see the frustration on Dowiyogo's face as Tauer controls the position.
Dowiyogo is trying to control Tauer's posture but Tauer avoids it.
Tauer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dowiyogo, who protects the arm well.
Tauer controlling the position from side mount.
Tauer is working to tighten his grip on Dowiyogo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dowiyogo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tauer is really squeezing tight and eventually Dowiyogo passes out! Tauer breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steven Tauer!
A less than humble Steven Tauer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 4525 p4p, 449 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 2567 p4p, 302 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vegas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ace Of Spades by Motorhead. The crowd seem to be enjoying Durden's choice of entrance music: The Dust Brothers - This Is Your Life. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden fails with a takedown attempt.
Vegas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Durden misses its intended target.
Vegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durden.
Vegas tries to keep at a distance but Durden has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durden.
Vegas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegas blocks a body shot from Durden.
We've been hearing reports that Vegas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durden is looking for a takedown.
Johnny Vegas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durden.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Durden gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice body punch from Durden - that landed with a thud.
Durden misses with some punches.
Vegas breaks from the clinch.
Durden stalks Vegas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vegas's face. Vegas staggers backwards, shaken.
Vegas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden avoids the head kick by Vegas.
Vegas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vegas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vegas looks to land a combination. Durden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Vegas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durden throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vegas tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durden has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Durden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vegas tries to avoid it but Durden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vegas to the ground. Vegas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Durden.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden tries to clinch but Vegas moves away
and Vegas counters with a takedown into side control.
Vegas wants to control but Durden is keeping him busy.
Durden sneaks back into half guard.
Durden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vegas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vegas's back!
Vegas tries to break free.
Vegas prevents Durden from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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!
Vegas trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Durden tries to get the hooks in deep but Vegas pushed the leg off.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Durden. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Vegas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Durden gets his hands free as Vegas looks to control.
Vegas tries to break free.
I would not like to be Vegas right now.
Will Durden go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vegas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vegas dodges the punch combination from Durden.
Durden throws a series of punches but Vegas avoids them all with ease.
Vegas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Durden misses with a jab to the body
and Vegas counters with a series of strikes. Durden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durden throws a head kick that misses.
Vegas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Durden misses.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vegas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas.
Vegas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A nice combination there by Vegas.
Durden looks to land a combination but Vegas avoids it well.
Vegas throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a few strikes there.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but Vegas ducks down to avoid it.
Durden throws a leg kick but Vegas moved away.
Durden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vegas can pounce on him.
Vegas lands with a nice combination. Durden backs away looking to recover.
Durden throws a wild body kick that Vegas sees coming a mile off.
Johnny Vegas is winning the standup battle so far.
Vegas slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Durden misses.
Vegas tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vegas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Durden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durden takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Vegas appears to be looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Vegas does no damage.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Vegas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vegas looks for a takedown but Durden sprawls well.
Durden misses with a two punch combination.
Vegas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durden.
Vegas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Durden to the mat! Durden manages to get full guard.
Vegas looking to sit in guard and control but Durden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vegas is on top in guard.
Durden controlling Vegas's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is trying to control the position but Vegas postures up.
Durden has Vegas pulled in close to control his posture.
Vegas wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Durden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durden is pulling down on Vegas's head. It's preventing any offense from Vegas, at least for the moment.
Vegas looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vegas throws a big right hand that misses.
Vegas tries to free his leg and advance position but Durden is retaining full guard.
Tyler Durden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vegas slips nicely into half guard.
Durden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vegas wants to work for an arm triangle but Durden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Durden wants to control but Vegas is keeping busy.
Durden is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Vegas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durden's head.
Durden looks to land a combination. Vegas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Durden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vegas.
Vegas has a takedown stuffed.
Vegas lands a jab-cross combination.
Durden misses with a kick to the body.
Vegas lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Durden throws a chopping leg kick but Vegas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Durden looks to land a combination. Vegas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Durden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas works the jab nicely.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegas.
Vegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vegas shoots for a double leg takedown but Durden sprawls well. He's pushed Vegas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vegas misses with a combination
and Durden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vegas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vegas connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnny Vegas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick and Durden moves out of range easily.
Durden thuds his shin into the meat of Vegas's side.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Durden has his takedown stuffed
and Vegas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durden misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vegas drops down looking for a counter takedown but Durden sprawls and moves away.
Vegas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durden misses with a double jab.
Vegas throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
Durden is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vegas.
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vegas counters with a straight right hand.
Durden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vegas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Durden throws out a leg kick but Vegas moves out of range and Durden only half commits.
Durden dodges the punch combination from Vegas.
Durden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vegas with a body shot.
Durden avoids the head kick by Vegas.
Vegas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Vegas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vegas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vegas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Durden looks for the body kick but Vegas saw that one coming.
Vegas tries to bum rush Durden with a series of wild strikes but Durden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Vegas's ribs.
Durden rushes Vegas and presses him up against the cage.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
Vegas is looking to break free of the clinch but Durden has double underhooks.
Durden tries to throw a body punch but Vegas avoids it by throwing Durden back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
Durden misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durden.
Vegas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Vegas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vegas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Vegas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durden misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas has Durden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vegas taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Vegas.
I think Vegas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Vegas!
An out of breath Johnny Vegas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tyler Durden was interviewed post fight and said 'That ain't right! I have no idea how could it happen...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 3117 p4p, 352 weight class) and Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev (ranked 2187 p4p, 254 weight class). Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grieg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Grieg.
Shamkhalaev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grieg counters with a left to the body.
Shamkhalaev missing with a left hand there. Grieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamkhalaev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grieg.
Shamkhalaev misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grieg doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamkhalaev blocks a head kick by Grieg.
Grieg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grieg takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamkhalaev throws a shot to the body.
Shamkhalaev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamkhalaev swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg throws a combination. Shamkhalaev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Grieg's body.
Shamkhalaev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grieg.
Shamkhalaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev missing with a left hand there. Grieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grieg misses with a series of wild punches.
Grieg throws a jab when Shamkhalaev was well out of range.
Shamkhalaev connects with a body shot.
Grieg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamkhalaev finds it's way round the side to connect with Grieg's head.
Jab from Shamkhalaev.
Grieg misses with a looping left.
Shamkhalaev lands a nice hook to Grieg's body. Grieg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Shamkhalaev.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grieg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grieg.
Jab by Shamkhalaev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands a head shot.
Shamkhalaev throws an off balance right hand
and Grieg counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev walks into a straight right hand from Grieg.
Shamkhalaev moves away from the strike by Grieg.
Donk. Grieg catches Shamkhalaev right on the button with a cross.
Grieg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grieg takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grieg scores with a three punch combo!
Grieg throws a sloppy head kick
and Shamkhalaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamkhalaev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shamkhalaev throws a jab when Grieg was well out of range.
Grieg throws a big counter combination but Shamkhalaev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shamkhalaev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grieg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shamkhalaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the body
letting Grieg counter with a right hand.
Shamkhalaev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg misses with a hook. Shamkhalaev ducked under it nicely.
Grieg misses with a left hand
and Shamkhalaev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grieg avoids the head kick by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Grieg was looking to counter with a kick there.
Grieg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook to the body
and Grieg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shamkhalaev cracks Grieg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamkhalaev scores with a nice head shot.
Shamkhalaev misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Grieg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shamkhalaev lands with a nice body punch.
Grieg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Shamkhalaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grieg loads up on a big right hand but Shamkhalaev slips the punch.
Shamkhalaev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamkhalaev misses with a leg kick.
Grieg looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamkhalaev is just out of range.
Shamkhalaev swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
A slow jab from Shamkhalaev misses its intended target.
Shamkhalaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shamkhalaev dips to his left and cracks Grieg with an uppercut!
Grieg misses with a wild combination.
Shamkhalaev misses with a wild body shot.
Grieg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shamkhalaev was covering up waiting for the punch and Grieg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev pulls Grieg in close to prevent any damage.
Grieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shamkhalaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamkhalaev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grieg's head.
Shamkhalaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grieg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grieg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shamkhalaev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grieg was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamkhalaev.
Grieg connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamkhalaev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shamkhalaev jabs at Grieg's body.
Grieg throws a hook but Shamkhalaev avoids it easily.
Shamkhalaev takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grieg throws a right and a left that Shamkhalaev avoids nicely.
Shamkhalaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamkhalaev ducks under a wild hook from Grieg.
Grieg throws a hook but Shamkhalaev avoids it easily.
Shamkhalaev scores with a push kick.
Shamkhalaev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grieg under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grieg misses the jab.
Grieg misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Shamkhalaev.
Good shot there by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamkhalaev lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Shamkhalaev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grieg doesn't seem phased though.
Shamkhalaev jabs at Grieg's body.
Grieg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Shamkhalaev misses.
Grieg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Shamkhalaev misses with a hook.
Shamkhalaev swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shamkhalaev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamkhalaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamkhalaev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamkhalaev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grieg counters with a right hand to the body.
Grieg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grieg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grieg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shamkhalaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grieg at a distance.
Grieg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shamkhalaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Grieg is just out of range.
Shamkhalaev lands a head shot.
Grieg moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grieg clobbers Shamkhalaev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shamkhalaev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grieg misses with a kick to the body.
Shamkhalaev is looking to land body kicks.
As Shamkhalaev backs away, Grieg returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Grieg misses with a head kick.
Shamkhalaev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shamkhalaev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grieg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shamkhalaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Grieg is just out of range.
Shamkhalaev thuds a left hand into Grieg's body.
Grieg checks the leg kick.
Grieg lands a jab to Shamkhalaev's midsection.
Shamkhalaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamkhalaev digs a good hook to Grieg's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev throws the left hand but Grieg avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grieg's head.
Grieg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grieg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grieg tries to clinch but Shamkhalaev moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grieg.
Shamkhalaev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grieg cracks Shamkhalaev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shamkhalaev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grieg throws out the jab.
Grieg walks into a stiff left hand from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands a slapping body shot.
Shamkhalaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamkhalaev cracks Grieg with a good jab.
Shamkhalaev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grieg works Shamkhalaev's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Grieg.
Shamkhalaev lands with a shot to the body.
Grieg tried to score with a low kick but Shamkhalaev checks it.
Shamkhalaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grieg.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamkhalaev. That snapped Grieg's head back.
Grieg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grieg needs to keep his hands up - Shamkhalaev had a free shot at his head there.
Shamkhalaev lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Shamkhalaev misses its intended target.
Shamkhalaev lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grieg moves out of range of the strikes.
Grieg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Grieg needs to keep his hands up - Shamkhalaev had a free shot at his head there.
Shamkhalaev throws out a loose jab but Grieg uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grieg misses with an uppercut. Shamkhalaev saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grieg lands a jab to the nose.
A punch combination from Shamkhalaev misses.
Grieg throws a jab when Shamkhalaev was well out of range.
Shamkhalaev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shamkhalaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grieg counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grieg. Shamkhalaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamkhalaev missing with a left hand there. Grieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamkhalaev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamkhalaev slips a jab from Grieg.
Grieg moves out of range of the body kick.
Shamkhalaev scores with a three punch combo!
Grieg tries a head kick but it misses.
Grieg misses the jab.
A punch combination from Shamkhalaev misses.
Edvard Grieg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grieg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grieg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamkhalaev can pounce on him.
Grieg is looking to clinch but Shamkhalaev is avoiding it.
Shamkhalaev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamkhalaev cracks Grieg with a good jab.
Shamkhalaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grieg thows a body kick. Shamkhalaev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shamkhalaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grieg.
A jab from Shamkhalaev does it's job there.
Grieg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shamkhalaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grieg.
Grieg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grieg misses with a straight right.
Grieg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shamkhalaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grieg misses.
Grieg scores with a jab to the head.
Shamkhalaev throws a shot to the body.
Grieg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamkhalaev.
Grieg misses with a hook.
Shamkhalaev misses the shot to the body.
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grieg slips under a jab from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev misses with a looping left.
Grieg throwing a counter right hand but Shamkhalaev manages to avoid it.
Shamkhalaev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grieg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grieg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamkhalaev misses with the combination.
Shamkhalaev avoids the body shot from Grieg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev swings for the body but Grieg moves out of range.
Shamkhalaev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grieg checks it well.
Shamkhalaev connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grieg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grieg moves away.
Grieg walks into a stiff left hand from Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grieg at a distance.
Grieg shoots in looking for a takedown. Shamkhalaev tries to sprawl out of it but Grieg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shamkhalaev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grieg throws a low kick but Shamkhalaev moves out of range easily.
Grieg throws the left hand but Shamkhalaev avoids the punch easily.
Grieg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamkhalaev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev!
Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Silva (ranked 2428 p4p, 228 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 4785 p4p, 399 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Architects-Doomsday. Richard Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomomi Tsuruta's chin.
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32
227 lbs
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255 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta wants to clinch.
Tsuruta defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Tsuruta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Tsuruta throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Tsuruta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
Tsuruta stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tsuruta's coach down at Grounders Foundation was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tsuruta's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tsuruta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Tsuruta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tsuruta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tsuruta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva working a defensive guard but Tsuruta manages to pass into side control anyway.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tsuruta wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsuruta uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Silva tries to hold on but Tsuruta postures up.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tsuruta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tsuruta controls the pace.
Tsuruta stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Tsuruta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva wants to sweep here but Tsuruta controlling him for the moment.
Tsuruta slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva controls Tsuruta momentarily but Tsuruta frees himself.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tsuruta is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tsuruta works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Tsuruta lands a couple of digs.
Tsuruta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tsuruta is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
Tsuruta stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Tsuruta lands a couple of digs.
Tsuruta controlling from the top position.
Silva working for a triangle but Tsuruta defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Tsuruta tries to pass.
Tsuruta is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tsuruta defends well.
Tsuruta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuruta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tsuruta blocks a head kick by Silva.
Tsuruta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Richard Silva has been cut.
A big right from Tsuruta misses.
Good work by Tsuruta as he checks the leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tsuruta cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsuruta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tsuruta tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Tsuruta stuffs the takedown.
Tsuruta takes one to the chin there.
Tsuruta throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsuruta scores with a jab.
Tsuruta lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Tomomi Tsuruta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva lands a nice hook to Tsuruta's body. Tsuruta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Tsuruta connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Tsuruta with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.
Tsuruta cracks Silva with a big right hand and Silva goes down!
Silva is rocked!
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!
Silva controls Tsuruta momentarily but Tsuruta frees himself.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuruta sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsuruta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tsuruta passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Tsuruta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Tsuruta in his half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard but Tsuruta passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Tsuruta's back. He's all about the action.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tsuruta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Tsuruta is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is staying active underneath Tsuruta, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva won't allow Tsuruta to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tsuruta lands strikes from half guard.
Tsuruta passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Tsuruta postures up.
Tsuruta landing punches.
Tsuruta punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richard Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tsuruta cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tsuruta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tsuruta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tsuruta lands a nice looking body shot.
Tsuruta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Richard Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tsuruta throws a monster overhand right that drops Silva! Tsuruta follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
A relieved looking Tomomi Tsuruta 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjöld (ranked 3568 p4p, 429 weight class) and Troy Anselmo (ranked 1621 p4p, 215 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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188 lbs
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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
25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Danneskjöld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjöld checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danneskjöld moves out of range as Anselmo throws a body kick.
Danneskjöld clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danneskjöld.
Danneskjöld taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danneskjöld tries a body shot but Anselmo blocks it.
Nice body punch from Danneskjöld - that landed with a thud.
Anselmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danneskjöld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld has picked Anselmo up - he's going for a ride! Danneskjöld dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Anselmo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Danneskjöld's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Danneskjöld's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anselmo keeps control of the position as Danneskjöld tries to break free.
Anselmo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Danneskjöld is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo controlling the position well here. Danneskjöld rolled but Anselmo kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Anselmo is trying to stick to Danneskjöld's back but Danneskjöld is turning into Anselmo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Anselmo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Danneskjöld.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danneskjöld wants to control from the top but Anselmo keeps moving.
Danneskjöld passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anselmo can't do much from the bottom here.
Anselmo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Danneskjöld is staying active.
Danneskjöld cracks Anselmo with a big right hand but Anselmo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld working away.
Anselmo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjöld tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anselmo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Danneskjöld throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Danneskjöld seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anselmo stops Danneskjöld from passing to mount.
Danneskjöld working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo sneaks back into half guard.
Anselmo is refusing to be controlled, as Danneskjöld sits in half guard.
Anselmo is trying to stand up here but Danneskjöld is controlling him well.
Anselmo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Anselmo manages to get to full guard.
Anselmo keeping full guard, as Danneskjöld tries to pass.
Anselmo wants to sweep here but Danneskjöld controlling him for the moment.
Anselmo wants to stand and escape but Danneskjöld is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Danneskjöld trying to control the position from guard on top but Anselmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anselmo controlling Danneskjöld's posture.
Danneskjöld preventing the sweep.
Danneskjöld slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danneskjöld goes for a double leg but Anselmo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anselmo continues to drive forward.
Danneskjöld tries for a takedown but Anselmo circles away easily
and Anselmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Anselmo. That snapped Danneskjöld's head back.
Anselmo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danneskjöld has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anselmo throws a front kick aimed at Danneskjöld's knee but Danneskjöld avoids it well.
Anselmo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy Anselmo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Danneskjöld's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Danneskjöld throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anselmo's waist but Anselmo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danneskjöld off to one side.
Ragnar Danneskjöld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjöld fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anselmo throws an overhand right that lands on Danneskjöld's shoulder, as Danneskjöld tries to avoid the shot.
Danneskjöld darts in looking for a takedown but Anselmo gets double underhooks and turns Danneskjöld into the cage.
Danneskjöld fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjöld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjöld takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danneskjöld has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
Anselmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danneskjöld's elbow.
Anselmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anselmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danneskjöld makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anselmo lands a body shot.
Danneskjöld throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Danneskjöld pushes Anselmo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjöld tightens his grip and picks Anselmo up, before dumping him to the ground. Anselmo manages to land in guard.
Anselmo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Danneskjöld tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anselmo's elbow.
Anselmo throws a head punch that misses.
Danneskjöld fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danneskjöld misses with some punches.
Danneskjöld lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskjöld can't get the takedown.
Anselmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danneskjöld.
Anselmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo misses with the head strike.
Danneskjöld tries to score a body lock takedown but Anselmo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anselmo tries to work over Danneskjöld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anselmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjöld is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Anselmo.
Anselmo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danneskjöld blocks an uppercut.
Danneskjöld prevents a body shot from Anselmo.
Anselmo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Danneskjöld as Anselmo tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danneskjöld.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo is leaning against Danneskjöld and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anselmo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anselmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anselmo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danneskjöld backwards.
Anselmo tries a body shot but Danneskjöld blocks it.
I was talking to Danneskjöld's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Danneskjöld tries to score a body lock takedown but Anselmo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Anselmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo lands with a short shot to the head.
Danneskjöld blocks an uppercut.
Anselmo prevents the takedown attempt.
Anselmo gets through Danneskjöld's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anselmo pushes Danneskjöld back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anselmo scores with a shoulder strike.
Danneskjöld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anselmo tries to work over Danneskjöld's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danneskjöld goes for a takedown attempt but Anselmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anselmo lands a leg kick that knocks Danneskjöld off balance momentarily.
Danneskjöld closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anselmo circles away.
Anselmo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anselmo lunges at Danneskjöld with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danneskjöld's hand.
Anselmo swings for the body but Danneskjöld moves out of range.
Danneskjöld throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anselmo.
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!
Anselmo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anselmo.
A head kick misses from Danneskjöld.
Anselmo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Danneskjöld blocks it well.
Danneskjöld steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danneskjöld looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Danneskjöld thows a leg kick but Anselmo checks it
and Anselmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danneskjöld is rocked!
Danneskjöld fails with the takedown
and Anselmo scores with a counter punch that sends Danneskjöld to the canvas! Anselmo smells blood - he's punishing Danneskjöld with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Danneskjöld has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Anselmo!
In his post fight interview, Troy Anselmo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Ragnar Danneskjöld spoke after the fight, saying 'Who is John Galt?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 2849 p4p, 331 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 2179 p4p, 253 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Not again - You all ready dropped?. 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
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris blocks a head kick by Cotchin.
Harris throws a head kick but Cotchin moves out of range.
Harris 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.
Derek Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Cotchin misses.
Good exchange - Cotchin coming out on top.
Cotchin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
Cotchin swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Cotchin ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Cotchin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Cotchin.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotchin counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotchin scores with a head kick.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been informed that Cotchin 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.
Cotchin checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris misses with a hook
and Cotchin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harris tries to move into range but Cotchin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cotchin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harris - the referee stops the clock and Cotchin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harris. Cotchin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cotchin wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris blocks a jab.
Cotchin throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Harris throws a sloppy body shot
and Cotchin counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris is looking to wear down Cotchin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotchin was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Cotchin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris works Cotchin's body with a nice hook.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris throws a counter high kick but Cotchin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cotchin.
Harris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Cotchin throws a sloppy head kick
and Cotchin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cotchin.
Cotchin connects with a single shot there.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cotchin is able to avoid easily.
Cotchin lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Cotchin scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris misses with the body kick
and Cotchin counters with a leg kick.
Harris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cotchin connects with a crisp jab.
Cotchin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harris had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Cotchin.
A big left from Cotchin misses.
Cotchin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cotchin looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Cotchin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cotchin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cotchin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cotchin throws an off balance right hand
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris.
Cotchin blocks a body shot from Harris.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cotchin.
Cotchin is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cotchin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cotchin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cotchin blocks an uppercut.
Harris prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris tries a body shot but Cotchin blocks it.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Cotchin.
Cotchin can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Cotchin has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
A body shot lands from Cotchin.
Harris tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cotchin is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cotchins head.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cotchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Harris misses.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Cotchin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
A head kick by Harris misses
and Cotchin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cotchin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cotchin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cotchin misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harris.
Harris throws a body punch but Cotchin moves out of range.
Cotchin throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Harris tests Cotchin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Cotchin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotchin shapes to counter with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotchin throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris digs a good body shot into Cotchin's ribs.
Cotchin blocks a jab.
Cotchin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cotchin checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin cracks Harris with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cotchin is able to avoid easily.
Cotchin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Cotchin misses.
Cotchin throws a big shot that misses.
Cotchin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cotchin just manages to avoid it.
Cotchin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Cotchin settles back down.
Harris slips a jab from Cotchin.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cotchin is out of range.
Cotchin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotchin cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris swings widly with a right hand
and Cotchin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin misses with a right hand
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Cotchin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Cotchin misses with a hook.
Cotchin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Cotchin throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Cotchin misses.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cotchin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris moves out of range as Cotchin strikes.
Cotchin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Cotchin misses with a low kick.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cotchin can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Harris misses
and Cotchin counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin avoids the body shot from Harris.
Cotchin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Nice straight punches there by Cotchin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cotchin.
Harris tries to land a front kick but Cotchin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harris scores with a jab.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris lunges at Cotchin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cotchin's hand.
A slow jab from Cotchin misses its intended target.
Cotchin looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Cotchin throws a big shot that misses.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Cotchin blocks the body kick.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Cotchin.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cotchin works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Cotchin does it's job there.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris with a nice cross.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cotchin.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cotchin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris connects with a solid leg kick.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cotchin is able to avoid easily.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris throws a hook but Cotchin avoids it easily.
Harris feints and then cracks Cotchin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cotchin down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Harris dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cotchin swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotchin at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotchin counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harris.
Cotchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotchin.
Harris digs a good body shot into Cotchin's ribs.
Cotchin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Harris avoids the body shot from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a looping right.
Cotchin blocks a head kick by Harris.
Cotchin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris throws a head kick that misses
and Cotchin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab by Cotchin.
Harris throws a low kick but Cotchin avoids it.
Cotchin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cotchin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris moves out of range of the leg kick from Cotchin.
Harris tries to clinch but Cotchin moves away
and Cotchin counters with a nice uppercut.
Cotchin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cotchin misses with a series of wild punches.
Cotchin moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Cotchin blocks a low kick nicely.
Cotchin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotchin throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Trent Cotchin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Cotchin counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotchin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
Cotchin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Cotchin.
Cotchin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cotchin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cotchin.
Cotchin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Cotchin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotchin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Cotchin loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Cotchin.
Harris swings for the body but Cotchin moves out of range.
Cotchin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cotchin throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris tries to clinch
and Cotchin counters with a nice body shot.
Harris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cotchin if he has to take too many more of those.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
Cotchin misses with a body kick.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris cracks Cotchin with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Cotchin down.
Harris cracks the inside of Cotchin's front leg.
Harris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotchin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cotchin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cotchin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
No joy there for Cotchin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cotchin tries a head kick but it misses.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris throws a leg kick which misses Cotchin's front leg but catches the back leg as Cotchin tries to avoid it.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cotchin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris digs a good hook to Cotchin's body.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Cotchin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotchin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derek Harris.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
A victorious Derek Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Graves (ranked 2399 p4p, 308 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 4399 p4p, 493 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Cooper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. s.mouse - slap my elbow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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190 lbs
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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
23 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alex Graves has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graves as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Graves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Graves has picked Cooper up - he's going for a ride! Graves dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Graves is trying to work for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is staying active underneath Graves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Cooper is defending well.
Graves is working for an americana but Cooper has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Graves was thinking about the submission.
Graves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cooper has his feet on Graves's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Graves trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Graves is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graves presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper gets underhooks to prevent Graves's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper tries to stall but Graves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cooper cracks Graves with a nice body shot.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Graves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cooper is defending well.
Graves blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graves's brow.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Graves wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Cooper prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
Cooper pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Graves shrugs off.
Cooper tries to stall but Graves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cooper wants to stall.
Cooper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Graves.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Graves lands a left hand.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Graves shrugs off.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper dodges an elbow strike from Graves.
Graves throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Graves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Graves tightens his grip and picks Cooper up, before dumping him to the ground. Cooper manages to land in guard.
Graves won't allow Cooper to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Graves's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Graves trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Graves is working hard here to advance position.
Graves has gone for a leg lock! Cooper slips out almost immediately though and dives into Graves's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Graves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cooper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Graves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Cooper wants to counter with a clinch but Graves pushes him away.
Cooper drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Graves.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Graves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Graves is trying to drag Cooper to the mat but Cooper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooper gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Graves turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper is trying to improve his position.
Graves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Graves is trying to get an arm triangle but Cooper is defending well.
Graves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Graves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Graves swings around for an armbar but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Graves's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cooper manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cooper looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cooper looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cooper!
Cooper just content to control the position.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cooper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Graves to his feet.
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown attempt by Graves or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Graves tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Graves.
A short right from Cooper.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Charles Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Cooper - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Alex Graves's cut is getting worse.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Graves is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cooper trying to stall but Graves improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cooper rushes Graves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Graves is rocked!
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Cooper lands a big elbow that drops Graves! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Graves is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
A less than humble Charles Cooper misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Alex Graves was interviewed post fight and said 'This isn't over. That was luck and we will be back to breaking arms and spirits very soon!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlo Stanfield (ranked 2059 p4p, 243 weight class) and Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 1839 p4p, 217 weight class). Marcelo Aurelio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marlo Stanfield's chin.
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlo Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stanfield eats them both and turns towards Aurelio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aurelio tries to keep at a distance but Stanfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Stanfield.
Aurelio lands an uppercut.
Stanfield prevents Aurelio from breaking the clinch.
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stanfield counters with a straight right hand.
Stanfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aurelio misses the body punch
and Stanfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aurelio, as that shot connected.
Aurelio instigates a clinch.
Aurelio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stanfield.
Aurelio blocking some punches.
Stanfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stanfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aurelios head.
A head punch on the inside from Stanfield fails to land.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stanfield.
Aurelio avoiding damage.
Aurelio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stanfield can't fight it off and eventually Aurelio manages to take the fight to the floor. Stanfield looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aurelio won't allow Stanfield to get back to his feet.
Stanfield trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Aurelio postures up.
Stanfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanfield, not yet.
Stanfield wants to stand up but Aurelio is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aurelio is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio prevents Stanfield from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stanfield tries to land a leg kick but Aurelio saw it coming and moves away.
Stanfield wants to clinch up but Aurelio keeps it at a distance.
Aurelio misses with a head kick.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Aurelio. That snapped Stanfield's head back.
Stanfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanfield misses with a hook. Aurelio ducked under it nicely.
Stanfield closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Stanfield.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aurelio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
Aurelio throws a head kick that half lands.
Stanfield is rocked!
Stanfield blocks a head kick by Aurelio.
Oh Stanfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanfield gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcelo Aurelio!
Marlo Stanfield spoke after the fight, saying 'He got me! Well done to Him,this is not the end for me, I'm gonna take some time, work on my skills the I'll be back! The King Will Return!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma (ranked 1282 p4p, 134 weight class) and Otto Geisler (ranked 2810 p4p, 257 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Geisler!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geisler swings for the body but Zuma moves out of range.
Zuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Geisler is just out of range.
Zuma throws a leg kick but Geisler sees it coming and moves out of range.
Geisler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuma.
Zuma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zuma thows a leg kick but Geisler checks it
and Geisler counters with a nice uppercut.
Geisler misses the shot to the body.
Zuma lunges at Geisler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Geisler's hand.
It looks like Otto Geisler has been cut.
Monte Zuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Geisler looks to land a body kick but Zuma moved away.
Zuma swings for the body but Geisler moves out of range.
Zuma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab-cross combination lands for Zuma and sends Geisler crashing to the mat! Zuma follows him down to the mat - Geisler regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Geisler is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Geisler is still in real trouble! Can Zuma finish him?
Zuma seems to be looking for submissions.
Zuma seems to be looking for submissions.
Geisler seems to have recovered his senses.
Zuma stops Geisler from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Geisler sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zuma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zuma is trying to control the action in half guard but Geisler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Geisler won't allow Zuma to pass to mount.
Geisler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zuma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Geisler is trying to maintain the position but Zuma is very close to passing his half guard.
Zuma is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Geisler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zuma.
We've been hearing good reports from Zuma's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zuma is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Geisler is just riding it out for now. Zuma eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zuma is looking for a kimura here.
Zuma is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Geisler is just riding it out for now. Zuma eventually gives up the hold.
Zuma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Geisler has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma is stalling here. Geisler is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zuma seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Geisler has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zuma tries to buck Geisler off but Geisler is having none of it.
Zuma struggling a bit here.
Zuma is looking for a sweep.
Zuma sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zuma looking for submissions off his back.
Zuma makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zuma.
Zuma is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma wants to sweep here but Geisler controlling him for the moment.
Zuma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Geisler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zuma is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Geisler defends well.
Zuma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Zuma trying to control but Geisler is working from the bottom.
Geisler pulls Zuma in close to his closed guard and prevents Zuma from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otto Geisler's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zuma fails to land with a series of punches.
Zuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Geisler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Danga de danga de dang - Zuma scores with a four punch combination!
Zuma throws a head kick that misses.
Geisler lands with a good body shot.
Zuma misses the shot to the body.
Zuma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Geisler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zuma scrambles back to his feet.
Geisler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zuma throws a hook to the side of Geisler's head but Geisler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geisler clobbers Zuma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuma misses with a jab to the body
and Geisler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Geisler.
Geisler avoids the body shot from Zuma.
Geisler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuma manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geisler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Geisler takes one to the side of the head.
Zuma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geisler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zuma will feel that in the morning.
Monte Zuma is winning the standup battle so far.
Geisler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geisler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Geisler misses the shot to the body.
Zuma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zuma throws a body punch but Geisler moves out of range.
Geisler avoids the body shot from Zuma.
And Geisler responds with a good body kick, but Zuma manages to step out the way in time.
Geisler lands a head shot.
Geisler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geisler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zuma under the eye.
Zuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geisler moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma misses with a body shot.
Geisler unleashes a big counter combination but Zuma bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Geisler lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuma connects with a looping right hand.
Geisler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Zuma misses.
Zuma throws a head kick that misses
and Geisler counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Geisler jabs at Zuma's body.
A shot to the body from Zuma misses
and Geisler counters with a right hand to the body.
Zuma is looking to wear down Geisler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Geisler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Geisler connects with a looping right hand.
Geisler jabs Zuma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Geisler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zuma scores with a body shot.
Zuma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geisler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zuma.
Geisler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Geisler wants to land a leg kick but Zuma is out of range.
Zuma throws an off balance right hand
and Geisler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geisler. Zuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuma scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Zuma misses
and Geisler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Geisler counters with a right hand to the body.
Geisler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Geisler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geisler scores with a hook to the body. Zuma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Geisler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab by Geisler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geisler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zuma takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geisler misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuma. Geisler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geisler lands a nice shot that snaps Zuma's head back.
A jab lands there for Geisler.
Zuma is rocked!
Zuma gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Geisler gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Geisler!
An out of breath Otto Geisler thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 2601 p4p, 270 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 1915 p4p, 216 weight class). Gracie has chosen Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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181 lbs
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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
41 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Boxer moved out of range nicely.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Boxer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boxer throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Boxer works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Boxer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
Boxer lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Boxer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been told by Boxer's head coaches at Skulls house of pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Boxer finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Boxer shows good takedown defense.
Boxer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Gracie.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxer as he avoids it easily.
Kick Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxer momentarily.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boxer.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boxer pinned against the cage. Boxer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boxer defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Boxer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boxer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boxer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Boxer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boxer circles away.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boxer catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boxer takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boxer defends it well.
A left lands for Boxer.
Boxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boxer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Boxer misses.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
Boxer misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boxer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boxer lands a jab.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Kick Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Boxer.
Gracie slips a straight right by Boxer.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
Boxer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Boxer throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer working a defensive guard here.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Boxer keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boxer tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boxer defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Boxer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boxer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boxer works the jab nicely.
Boxer jabs at Gracie's body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Boxer.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Kick Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Boxer misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boxer's half guard.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boxer is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Gracie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Boxer is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Boxer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie is working for a kimura here but Boxer manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gracie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boxer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Boxer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Boxer won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Boxer defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying to control. Boxer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Boxer.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boxer misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Boxer didn't expect that.
Gracie trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Boxer keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Boxer throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boxer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxer misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Boxer didn't expect that.
Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Boxer is retaining full guard.
My spies in The Coffee Shop inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Royce Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Boxer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Boxer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boxer sees it coming and defends easily.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boxer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Boxer defending well.
Boxer is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boxer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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