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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Jones (ranked 24965 p4p, 565 weight class) and Otis Meeks (ranked 6584 p4p, 540 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otis Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meeks, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Meeks blocks with his arms.
Meeks decides to pull guard.
Meeks has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones 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.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meeks pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Meeks has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Meeks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meeks manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Meeks's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meeks pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Meeks is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Meeks the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Meeks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Otis Meeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meeks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Meeks!
You can see the frustration on Meeks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meeks stops Jones from passing to mount.
Meeks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Meeks is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meeks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Meeks controlling Jones's posture.
Meeks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Meeks has passed into side control.
The referee asks Meeks politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Meeks prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones tries to buck Meeks off but Meeks is having none of it.
Jones looking for a sweep but Meeks has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meeks trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jones doesn't escape.
Meeks has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Meeks controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Meeks prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones 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.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Meeks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meeks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Meeks keeps him under control.
Meeks passes to side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Meeks gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jones is trying to break free.
That's eight 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.
Good control from Meeks.
Meeks keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Meeks keeps control of the position easily here as Jones tries to buck him off.
I really don't envy Jones right now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Meeks controlling the positon.
Jones is in bad spot here.
Meeks biding his time, looking for the opening.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Meeks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otis Meeks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Meeks misses with a head kick.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Meeks. Meeks maintains the clinch.
Meeks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meeks tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Meeks just misses with a punch to the body.
Meeks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Meeks shrugs it off.
Daniel Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Meeks.
Jones works Meeks's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Meeks counters with a two punch combo.
Meeks fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Meeks is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meeks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Otis Meeks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Meeks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Meeks is adopting a defensive guard.
Meeks keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Meeks is retaining full guard.
Meeks is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meeks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a quick counter head kick but Meeks was just out of range.
Meeks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Meeks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meeks working a defensive guard here.
Meeks pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
Meeks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Meeks controlling the action here.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Meeks has mounted him!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Meeks manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!
Jones tries to roll but Meeks sticks to his back.
Meeks controlling from the back.
Jones tries to escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is riding his opponent, not letting Jones buck him off.
Meeks has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Meeks controlling the positon.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Meeks controls the action.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's eight 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.
Meeks keeps control of the position easily here as Jones tries to buck him off.
Jones is trying to break free.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to get back to his feet but Meeks is in full control for now.
Jones can't escape the position.
Meeks is riding his opponent, not letting Jones buck him off.
Meeks keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
Meeks controlling from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Daniel Jones.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Daniel Jones!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Daniel Jones!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Otis Meeks!
Daniel Jones wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Kenneth (ranked 6538 p4p, 496 weight class) and Ino Suzuki (ranked 7103 p4p, 516 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Kenneth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ino Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenneth gets a takedown into half guard.
Suzuki trying to control but Kenneth postures up.
Kenneth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Suzuki tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kenneth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kenneth prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
Kenneth controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki is looking to control Kenneth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suzuki avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenneth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenneth looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Suzuki is looking to control Kenneth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suzuki avoid being mounted?
The fighters are battling for position here. Suzuki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kenneth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki is looking for a sweep. Kenneth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenneth sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki is trying to stand back up but Kenneth is controlling him
Kenneth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Suzuki with that takedown attempt.
Kenneth went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kenneth closes the distance and clinches up with Suzuki, looking for a takedown. Kenneth pushes Suzuki against the cage but Suzuki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suzuki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kenneth defends it well.
Suzuki shoots in for a double leg but Kenneth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kenneth dives in and grabs Suzuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suzuki pushes down on Kenneth's head and hops out.
Kenneth shoots in but Suzuki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allen Kenneth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki is looking for the big counter here.
Kenneth is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kenneth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suzuki's guard.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kenneth manages to pass to side control.
Suzuki looks winded!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kenneth controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Suzuki trying to hold on to Kenneth's head to control him but Kenneth postures up.
Kenneth controlling the action here.
Kenneth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenneth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Suzuki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kenneth slips nicely into half guard.
Suzuki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kenneth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kenneth is controlling the pace.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kenneth.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth continues to hold on tight.
Kenneth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suzuki defends it well.
Suzuki is defending against the submission attempts here by Kenneth.
Kenneth is controlling the pace.
That's eight 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.
Suzuki looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenneth instigates a clinch.
Suzuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kenneth decides to pull guard.
Kenneth seems keen to control Suzuki's posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kenneth is on top in guard.
Kenneth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Kenneth 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. This is the final round!
Kenneth instigates a clinch.
Suzuki can't break the clinch.
Suzuki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Suzuki fails to pull guard.
Kenneth pulls Suzuki into guard.
Kenneth throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Allen Kenneth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenneth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenneth keeping full guard, as Suzuki tries to pass.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenneth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenneth controlling Suzuki's posture.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenneth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenneth pulls Suzuki in to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenneth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick misses from Suzuki.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown but Kenneth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suzuki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Allen Kenneth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ino Suzuki.
Suzuki avoids the head kick by Kenneth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kenneth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suzuki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A control attempt from Suzuki but he's now mounted!
Kenneth lands a big shot there that rocks Suzuki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kenneth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
Kenneth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suzuki has given up his back here.
Kenneth looking to break Suzuki's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Suzuki remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kenneth will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kenneth controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Suzuki fending off the submission attempt from Kenneth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kenneth has the hooks in. Suzuki is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kenneth has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Suzuki has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kenneth 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.
Suzuki preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kenneth.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth working for the choke.
Kenneth is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Suzuki is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kenneth gets his way!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kenneth controlling the positon.
Kenneth working for a choke but Suzuki is defending well.
Suzuki tries to escape but Kenneth has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kenneth is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Suzuki is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Allen Kenneth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Brewer (ranked 6321 p4p, 478 weight class) and Oliver Lancaster (ranked 24035 p4p, 527 weight class). Jacob Brewer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer misses with a double jab.
Brewer misses with a two punch combination.
Lancaster feints a jab promting Brewer to slip. Lancaster then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brewer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lancaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lancaster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brewer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good exchange - Lancaster coming out on top.
Lancaster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brewer's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster cracks Brewer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Brewer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lancaster pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Brewer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Lancaster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blake Westcutt (ranked 5276 p4p, 504 weight class) and Mihail Delov (ranked 4421 p4p, 459 weight class). Westcutt comes to the cage accompanied by Nick Nolan - Life of Sin. This should be fireworks!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Westcutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Delov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delov looks for the body kick but Westcutt saw that one coming.
Delov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Delov enables Westcutt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Delov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Westcutt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Westcutt has hold of Delov's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Delov seems comfortable defending it but Westcutt has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Delov is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Delov is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Westcutt couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blake Westcutt!
A relieved looking Blake Westcutt 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Abul Khayr Belabed (ranked 4297 p4p, 412 weight class) and Zhang Wu (ranked 6664 p4p, 502 weight class). Zhang Wu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abul Khayr Belabed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhang Wu!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belabed closes the distance and clinches up with Wu, looking for a takedown. Belabed pushes Wu against the cage but Wu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Belabed closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wu did well to prevent Belabed getting side control.
Wu is trying to escape back to his feet but Belabed uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wu controls the position for a moment.
Wu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu is trying to get back to half guard.
Wu tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu trying to control the hands but Belabed breaks the grip.
Wu is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Belabed gets his way!
Belabed just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Belabed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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.
Wu trying to get back to his feet but Belabed is in full control for now.
Belabed is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wu trying to get back to his feet but Belabed is in full control for now.
I would not like to be Wu right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to get back to his feet but Belabed is in full control for now.
Belabed keeps control of the position easily here as Wu tries to buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wu wants to get back to his feet.
Belabed has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Wu's body.
Wu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wu is trying to get back to his feet but Belabed has full control of the position and if anything, Wu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wu is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belabed controls the action.
Wu wants to get back to his feet.
Belabed has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Wu's body.
Wu tries to roll but Belabed sticks to his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to get back to his feet but Belabed is in full control for now.
Wu is in bad spot here.
Wu looks winded!
Belabed really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Wu.
Belabed is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Wu. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Wu is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's eight 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.
Belabed 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.
Wu wants to get back to his feet.
What can Wu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wu tries to escape the position.
I would not like to be Wu right now.
Wu is trying to stand back up.
Belabed lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abul Khayr Belabed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Belabed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Belabed is in Wu's guard.
Wu is wriggling around but Belabed manages to pass to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Belabed prevents Wu from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belabed slows the pace down in half guard.
Belabed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu is desperately trying to improve his position but Belabed has a good base and remains in mount.
Wu is breathing heavily.
Belabed content just to control the position here.
Belabed has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Belabed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wu for as long as he can get away with.
Abul Khayr Belabed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wu is trying to stand but he's just given Belabed his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wu rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Belabed works his way into side control.
Wu is looking to regain half guard here but Belabed keeps moving and retains side control.
Belabed controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belabed advances to mount.
Wu has given up his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Belabed.
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.
Belabed gets his hands free as Wu looks to control.
Belabed trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Wu doesn't escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Belabed.
That's six 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wu can't escape the position.
Belabed has good solid back control here.
That's eight 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.
Wu trying to control the hands but Belabed won't let him.
Belabed has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Wu is in real trouble here. Belabed gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Wu is tapping out! Belabed wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Abul Khayr Belabed!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Lyon (ranked 3487 p4p, 399 weight class) and Michael Tyler (ranked 3050 p4p, 354 weight class). Mohammed Lyon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Tyler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohammed Lyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lyon is breathing heavily.
Tyler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lyon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Tyler.
Lyon darts in and clinches Tyler up against the cage.
Lyon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
Tyler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lyon blocking some punches.
Tyler lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyler swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyon.
Lyon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tyler lands with a left to the head.
Tyler misses with some punches.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyons head.
Lyon really is a fat lump.
Tyler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lyon backwards.
Tyler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lyon is defending well for now.
Lyon blocks an uppercut.
Tyler tries to throw a body punch but Lyon avoids it by throwing Tyler back against the cage.
Tyler gets through Lyon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tyler fails to land.
Lyon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyler is keeping busy.
Tyler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyon misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyler.
Tyler has a couple of punches blocked by Lyon.
Tyler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Tyler as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyon blocks a body shot from Tyler.
Tyler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyon tries to land a knee to the head but Tyler blocks with his arms.
Lyon blocks a body shot from Tyler.
Lyon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyler throws a head punch that misses.
Tyler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyler gets through Lyon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tyler.
Tyler misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyon blocking some punches.
A short left from Tyler.
Lyon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyon takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mohammed Lyon has been cut.
Tyler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tyler fails to land.
Lyon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyler.
Lyon blocks an uppercut.
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tyler throws an elbow but misses.
Lyon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyler throws a head kick but Lyon moves out of range.
Lyon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyler keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Tyler.
Lyon drops his hands momentarily and Tyler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throws a head kick but Lyon moves out of range.
Tyler lands a really nice looking cross but Lyon seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler throws an overhand right that drops Lyon like a sack of potatoes! Tyler dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Tyler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Adams (ranked 3326 p4p, 339 weight class) and Vitali Kozlovsky (ranked 3027 p4p, 320 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Kozlovsky!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kozlovsky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozlovsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kozlovsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kozlovsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kozlovsky distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kozlovsky throwing strikes but missing.
Kozlovsky connects with a couple of short punches.
Kozlovsky pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlovsky is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kozlovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kozlovsky tries to pass to full mount but Adams defends it.
Kozlovsky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kozlovsky there.
Kozlovsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kozlovsky working the head and body with strikes.
Kozlovsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adams defending well though.
Kozlovsky thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.
Kozlovsky working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kozlovsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kozlovsky winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kozlovsky working Adams over with strikes.
Kozlovsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kozlovsky drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlovsky lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Adams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlovsky lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Adams quite badly. Adams pulls Kozlovsky in close trying to recover. Kozlovsky postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Adams on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Adams doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitali Kozlovsky!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo Di Lodovico (ranked 3081 p4p, 356 weight class) and Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 1894 p4p, 236 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Michelangelo Di Lodovico has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michelangelo Di Lodovico seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Serhey Rishkinov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rishkinov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rishkinov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Di Lodovico's legs.
Rishkinov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Di Lodovico down.
Di Lodovico tries to improve position but can't.
Di Lodovico manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rishkinov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rishkinov tries to get to full guard but Di Lodovico has control of the leg.
Rishkinov keeps trying to improve his position.
Rishkinov manages to get to full guard.
Di Lodovico is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rishkinov keeping full guard, as Di Lodovico tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov has his foot on Di Lodovico's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Di Lodovico works his way back into a safe position though.
Rishkinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Di Lodovico won't allow Rishkinov to sweep him here.
Di Lodovico stays in close to Rishkinov's body and controls the position.
Di Lodovico slips nicely into half guard.
Rishkinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Di Lodovico trying to pass the guard but Rishkinov defending well.
Rishkinov wants to get back to full guard.
Di Lodovico wants to pass to mount but Rishkinov is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Di Lodovico is working hard here to advance position.
Rishkinov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rishkinov striking off his back but it's not causing Di Lodovico any problems.
Rishkinov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov working for a triangle but Di Lodovico defends it easily.
Rishkinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Rishkinov, not yet.
Rishkinov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Di Lodovico's guard.
Di Lodovico trying to control the position.
Rishkinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Di Lodovico is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is still trying to improve position.
Di Lodovico utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Di Lodovico wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rishkinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Di Lodovico looking for a guillotine here but Rishkinov defends easily.
Rishkinov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Di Lodovico's guard.
Di Lodovico is trying to control but Rishkinov manages to pass to mount!
Rishkinov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Di Lodovico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Di Lodovico tries to lock up and control but Rishkinov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov landing strikes from the mount.
Rishkinov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Di Lodovico can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rishkinov is landing with some decent strikes but Di Lodovico is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rishkinov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes but Di Lodovico is staying in there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Rishkinov.
Di Lodovico wants to control but Rishkinov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rishkinov dominating with strikes here.
Di Lodovico is rocked!
Di Lodovico really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Di Lodovico is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rishkinov wants to control the pace but Di Lodovico is squirming around nicely.
Di Lodovico seems to have got his legs back now.
Rishkinov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Di Lodovico hang on?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico taking shots to the head.
Rishkinov landing punches.
Di Lodovico bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rishkinov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Di Lodovico's guard.
Di Lodovico keeping moving, preventing Rishkinov from controlling successfully.
Rishkinov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rishkinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Di Lodovico has wrist control.
Di Lodovico trying to control the position.
Di Lodovico keeping full guard, as Rishkinov tries to pass.
Di Lodovico is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rishkinov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico trying to control the position.
Rishkinov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rishkinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Di Lodovico's head.
Di Lodovico looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rishkinov slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Lodovico makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rishkinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rishkinov postures up and lands a big shot to Di Lodovico's brow.
Di Lodovico has momentary wrist control but Rishkinov slips an elbow through the middle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rishkinov landing with the ground and pound.
Di Lodovico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rishkinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Di Lodovico's head.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Lodovico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Di Lodovico keeping full guard, as Rishkinov tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rishkinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Di Lodovico trying to control the position.
Di Lodovico utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rishkinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Di Lodovico is trying to keep Rishkinov in close.
Rishkinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rishkinov keeping full guard, as Di Lodovico tries to pass.
Di Lodovico stopping the sweep attempt from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov keeping moving, preventing Di Lodovico from controlling successfully.
Di Lodovico is pushing down on Rishkinov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rishkinov is fighting to maintain full guard but Di Lodovico has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rishkinov is pressing down on Di Lodovico's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Di Lodovico preventing the sweep.
Di Lodovico trying to control the position from guard on top but Rishkinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Di Lodovico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rishkinov is keeping the position for now.
Rishkinov wants to improve his position but instead Di Lodovico has moved into half guard.
Rishkinov gets back to full guard.
Di Lodovico trying to control but Rishkinov is working from the bottom.
Rishkinov is looking for a triangle but Di Lodovico pushes his legs off easily.
Rishkinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serhey Rishkinov 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rishkinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Di Lodovico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di Lodovico smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rishkinov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rishkinov tries to pass to full mount but Di Lodovico defends it.
Di Lodovico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rishkinov.
Rishkinov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Di Lodovico is looking for a sweep. Rishkinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rishkinov is keen to just control but Di Lodovico is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov prevents Di Lodovico from improving his position.
Di Lodovico keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rishkinov trying to mount his opponent but Di Lodovico defends it.
Di Lodovico gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Lodovico not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rishkinov throwing strikes from guard but Di Lodovico blocks nicely.
Rishkinov being controlled here momentarily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rishkinov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rishkinov working some strikes from top position.
Di Lodovico is trying to control the position but Rishkinov postures up.
Rishkinov trying to control but Di Lodovico is working from the bottom.
Di Lodovico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rishkinov is one step ahead there.
Rishkinov with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Di Lodovico keeping full guard, as Rishkinov tries to pass.
Rishkinov advances position into side control!
Rishkinov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Rishkinov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rishkinov scoring with punches from side control.
Di Lodovico can't do much from the bottom here.
Di Lodovico sneaks back into half guard.
Rishkinov drops an elbow to the side of Di Lodovico's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico is looking for a sweep. Rishkinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Di Lodovico is controlling Rishkinov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rishkinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Di Lodovico is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rishkinov wants to work for an arm triangle but Di Lodovico is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rishkinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Di Lodovico wants to get back to full guard.
Rishkinov lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Di Lodovico manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Di Lodovico looking to control.
Rishkinov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Di Lodovico is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Serhey Rishkinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rishkinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Di Lodovico looking for a sweep. Not yet Di Lodovico, not yet.
Rishkinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rishkinov works over Di Lodovico with some ground and pound from guard.
Di Lodovico not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rishkinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Di Lodovico's head.
Rishkinov postures up in Di Lodovico's guard and throws a big left but Di Lodovico blocks it.
Rishkinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Lodovico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rishkinov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rishkinov pushes down on Di Lodovico's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rishkinov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico won't allow Rishkinov to pass to mount.
Rishkinov is breathing heavily.
Rishkinov is looking to take a break and control but Di Lodovico is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rishkinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rishkinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rishkinov trying to mount his opponent but Di Lodovico defends it.
Di Lodovico avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rishkinov.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rishkinov lands a nice short elbow.
Di Lodovico makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Di Lodovico.
Rishkinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Di Lodovico swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Di Lodovico tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rishkinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Rishkinov postures up and lands a big shot to Di Lodovico's brow.
Rishkinov wants to pass the guard but Di Lodovico is keeping the position.
Di Lodovico preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rishkinov preventing the sweep.
Rishkinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Di Lodovico lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Di Lodovico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rishkinov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Di Lodovico manages to get himself to full guard.
Rishkinov landing with the ground and pound.
Di Lodovico wants to sweep but no luck.
Rishkinov with a nice head shot there.
Di Lodovico has momentary wrist control but Rishkinov slips an elbow through the middle.
Di Lodovico is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rishkinov is aware though and is defending well.
Rishkinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Di Lodovico escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rishkinov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Di Lodovico is looking for a triangle but Rishkinov pushes his legs off easily.
Rishkinov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Di Lodovico's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico has hold of Rishkinov's hands but Rishkinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rishkinov working Di Lodovico over with strikes.
Rishkinov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Di Lodovico defends it well.
Rishkinov wants to control but Di Lodovico is keeping him busy.
Rishkinov lands strikes from half guard.
Di Lodovico is looking for a sweep. Rishkinov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Di Lodovico is staying active underneath Rishkinov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rishkinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Di Lodovico is defending against the submission attempts here by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov wants to pass to mount but Di Lodovico is defending the position.
Serhey Rishkinov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico looking for submissions off his back.
Rishkinov trying to control the pace.
Di Lodovico looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Lodovico looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serhey Rishkinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rishkinov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Serhey Rishkinov!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Serhey Rishkinov!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov wins by unanimous decision!
Serhey Rishkinov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seto Kaiba (ranked 2240 p4p, 253 weight class) and Osman Dawoud (ranked 2786 p4p, 314 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seto Kaiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiba shoots in looking for a takedown but Dawoud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kaiba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kaiba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaiba has his takedown stuffed
and Dawoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaiba fails with the takedown
and Dawoud counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seto Kaiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Kaiba does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dawoud! But no joy.
Kaiba tries for a takedown but Dawoud circles away easily
and Dawoud counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiba throws a leg kick but Dawoud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dawoud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaiba misses with a wild combination.
Dawoud tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaiba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dawoud sprawls well. Dawoud wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaiba gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawoud tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kaiba throws a right hand that Dawoud ducks under and follows up with a left that Dawoud also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kaiba misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dawoud! But no joy.
Kaiba fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaiba misses with a wild combination.
Kaiba shoots for a takedown but Dawoud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seto Kaiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawoud avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dawoud counters with a nice body shot.
Kaiba avoids the body shot from Dawoud.
Kaiba fails with the takedown
and Dawoud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dawoud slips a straight right by Kaiba.
Dawoud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Osman Dawoud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaiba tries for a takedown but Dawoud circles away easily
and Dawoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawoud dodges the punch combination from Kaiba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawoud is fending him off so far but Kaiba persists. Nope, Dawoud circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawoud wants to counter the offense by Kaiba and move into the clinch position.
Kaiba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kaiba misses with a combination
and Dawoud counters by clinching up.
Dawoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaiba backwards.
Kaiba has Dawoud pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dawoud manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawoud works on Kaiba's body with a couple of short punches.
Dawoud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaiba is breathing heavily.
Dawoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaiba is rocked!
Dawoud looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud stalls.
Oh Kaiba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dawoud.
Dawoud lands with a short shot to the head.
Dawoud content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dawoud has Kaiba pressed against the cage.
Dawoud pushes Kaiba against the cage. Dawoud is working some dirty boxing. Dawoud pushes off with a quick right hook! Kaiba goes down! Kaiba tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Dawoud moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osman Dawoud!
Seto Kaiba spoke after the fight, saying 'My...trap... It didn't work.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Jones (ranked 1688 p4p, 209 weight class) and Dale Harengody (ranked 2347 p4p, 279 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Raining Blood - Slayer. Dale Harengody acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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222 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Harengody!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Harengody managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Harengody really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones trying to control the position but Harengody is working away.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones advances nicely into full mount.
Jones lands with some strikes.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harengody's face.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harengody tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Harengody in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Harengody is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harengody in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harengody is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Harengody wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jones celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Jones!
Barry Jones retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Barry Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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