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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Atlas (ranked 24910 p4p, 552 weight class) and Ivan Ivanov (ranked 5219 p4p, 459 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vitor Atlas has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vitor Atlas 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vitor Atlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Atlas enables Ivanov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Atlas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Atlas trying to keep a closed guard but Ivanov is proving a slippery customer.
Ivanov trying to control but Atlas is working from the bottom.
Atlas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ivanov is now in half guard.
Atlas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ivanov is thwarting Atlas's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Ivanov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Atlas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ivanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Atlas pushes Ivanov off looking to stand but Ivanov dives back in and keeps control.
Atlas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ivanov lands strikes from half guard.
Ivanov passes to full mount!
Ivanov wants to control the pace but Atlas is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov prevents Atlas from getting the reversal.
Ivanov is landing with some decent strikes but Atlas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a big elbow.
Atlas is rocked!
Atlas takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ivanov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donte Billings (ranked 6224 p4p, 564 weight class) and Dean Ambrose (ranked 5498 p4p, 532 weight class). Dean Ambrose will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donte Billings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Ambrose!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambrose tries to clinch up but Billings circles away and keeps his distance.
Ambrose instigates a clinch.
Ambrose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Billings lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ambrose backwards.
Billings prevents a body shot from Ambrose.
Billings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Billings missing with knees to the body.
Billings looking to throw knees to the head but Ambrose is blocking nicely.
Ambrose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ambrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Billings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billings struggles to land a body shot inside as Ambrose controls his hands.
Billings breaks the clinch.
Billings lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billings lands with a right hand.
Billings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ambrose instigates a clinch.
Billings blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ambrose throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ambrose.
Billings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billings with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Billings fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ambrose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Billings looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ambrose takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ambrose closes the distance and pushes Billings back into the cage.
Billings blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ambrose swings wildly with an uppercut but Billings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billings lands a nice shot to the body.
Billings breaks from the clinch.
Ambrose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ambrose doesn't manage to clinch there - Billings circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ambrose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Billings swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambrose tries to clinch up but Billings circles away and keeps his distance.
Billings appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch but Billings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Billings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billings tries to counter with a takedown but Ambrose is quick to defend against it.
A shot to the liver by Billings. Beautiful body shot.
Billings lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billings throws a leg kick which misses Ambrose's front leg but catches the back leg as Ambrose tries to avoid it.
Ambrose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ambrose tries to clinch up.
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Billings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ambrose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Billings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ambrose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ambrose takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ambrose looks winded!
Billings cracks Ambrose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ambrose is rocked!
Ambrose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ambrose is still on wobbly legs! Can Billings finish him?
Billings feints and then cracks Ambrose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ambrose down.
Billings is stalking Ambrose. Ambrose circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Billings, and it's lights out! Ambrose really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donte Billings!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Samson (ranked 4670 p4p, 441 weight class) and Allen Kenneth (ranked 7076 p4p, 513 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 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Kenneth!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenneth is looking to clinch but Samson is avoiding it.
Samson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kenneth uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kenneth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kenneth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kenneth fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenneth has closed the distance and engaged Samson in a clinch.
Kenneth pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samson lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson passes Kenneth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Samson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenneth keeps working.
Samson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kenneth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samson.
Samson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenneth desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenneth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samson.
Kenneth has hold of Samson's hands but Samson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kenneth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Samson.
Samson distracts Kenneth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kenneth has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Samson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kenneth pulls Samson into guard.
Kenneth managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenneth wants to sweep here but Samson controlling him for the moment.
Kenneth pulls Samson in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kenneth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samson looking to sit in guard and control but Kenneth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kenneth tries to free his leg and advance position but Samson is retaining full guard.
Samson pulls Kenneth in close to prevent any damage.
Kenneth controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kenneth has passed into side control.
Kenneth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Samson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kenneth tries to move to mount but Samson blocks the move with his legs.
Samson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kenneth is controlling him well.
Samson being controlled for a moment.
Samson is trying to improve his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kenneth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samson but Samson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jim Samson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Kenneth.
Samson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenneth. Kenneth gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Kenneth with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Samson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Samson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenneth shoots in looking for a takedown. Samson tries to sprawl out of it but Kenneth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Samson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenneth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Samson pinned against the cage. Samson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Kenneth looks to move away, Samson throws a big counter combo but Kenneth just gets out of the way.
Kenneth has his takedown stuffed
and Samson counters with a series of strikes. Kenneth will be more careful next time no doubt.
Samson misses with a series of wild punches.
Samson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Allen Kenneth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth fails with the takedown.
Kenneth looks winded!
Kenneth has closed the distance and engaged Samson in a clinch.
Samson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Samson pushes Kenneth away with a front kick.
No joy there for Kenneth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Kenneth tries to get set, Samson tries to push him back and clinch up but Kenneth manages to avoid the attempt.
Samson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenneth manages to avoid it.
Kenneth tries for a takedown but Samson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenneth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kenneth counters with a left to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Kenneth shoots in looking for a takedown but Samson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kenneth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Samson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Samson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenneth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenneth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Samson pinned against the cage. Samson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Samson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kenneth.
Kenneth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kenneth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Samson duly obliges.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samson feints and then cracks Kenneth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenneth down.
Kenneth cracks Samson with an open hand slap.
Kenneth has Samson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kenneth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Samson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Samson scores with a four punch combination!
Samson throws a head kick that misses.
Kenneth shoots in but no luck this time.
Kenneth avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Samson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kenneth shoots in looking for a takedown. Samson tries to sprawl out of it but Kenneth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Samson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Samson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenneth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Samson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Samson tries to clinch there but Kenneth circles away.
Kenneth shoots in for a double leg but Samson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jim Samson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allen Kenneth.
Kenneth tries for a takedown but Samson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenneth tries for a takedown but Samson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Samson.
Kenneth stalks Samson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Samson's face. Samson staggers backwards, shaken.
Samson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenneth can do to turn this around?
Samson throws a series of punches but Kenneth avoids them all with ease.
Kenneth is breathing heavily.
Samson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kenneth won't want to take too many of those.
Samson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenneth shoots in looking for a takedown. Samson tries to sprawl out of it but Kenneth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Samson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Samson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenneth shoots for a takedown but Samson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samson throws a shot to the body.
Jim Samson is winning the standup battle so far.
Samson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Samson.
Samson feints and then cracks Kenneth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kenneth down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Samson does no damage.
Kenneth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kenneth misses with a takedown attempt - Samson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samson clobbers Kenneth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samson lands a jab to the nose.
Kenneth fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Kenneth with that takedown attempt.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
Kenneth staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth shoots in for a double leg but Samson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Samson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Samson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Samson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jim Samson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenneth shoots in and drives through. Samson sprawls well.
Kenneth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Samson lands with an overhand left.
Samson moves into the clinch.
Samson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Samson throws a head kick that misses.
Samson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Samson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Kenneth or perhaps it was just good defense by Samson, which made it look bad.
Kenneth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Samson swivels and escapes.
Samson stuffs the takedown.
Samson moves into range and clinches up with Kenneth.
Samson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kenneth regains guard immediately.
Kenneth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samson postures up in Kenneth's guard and throws a big left but Kenneth blocks it.
Kenneth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws an elbow that misses. Kenneth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samson's guard. Nice move by Kenneth!
Samson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kenneth looking to pass the guard.
Allen Kenneth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kenneth advances position into side control!
Samson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kenneth remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kenneth working the body and head with strikes.
Samson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kenneth's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kenneth is keen to just control but Samson is a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants to improve his position but Kenneth is controlling well.
Kenneth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kenneth is trying to control. Samson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kenneth is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Samson is looking to escape.
Kenneth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samson is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenneth shoots in and drives through. Samson sprawls well.
Kenneth has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kenneth shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Samson as he jumps to the side.
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.
Samson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Samson has closed the distance and engaged Kenneth in a clinch.
Samson tries a body shot but Kenneth blocks it.
Kenneth jumps guard but Samson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kenneth tries for a takedown. No joy.
Samson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kenneth uses from the top position.
Samson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenneth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Samson is keeping the position for now.
Kenneth wants to stand but Samson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kenneth controls the pace.
Samson is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Samson keeping full guard, as Kenneth tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Samson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Jim Samson!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Jim Samson!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Jim Samson!
Jim Samson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bon (ranked 4246 p4p, 372 weight class) and Jay Villanueva (ranked 6536 p4p, 483 weight class). Jay Villanueva looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remy Bon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Villanueva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanueva moves into range and clinches up with Bon.
Villanueva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bon wants to get back to striking at distance but Villanueva won't allow it.
Villanueva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villanueva tries to land a knee to the head but Bon blocks with his arms.
Villanueva looking to throw knees to the head but Bon is blocking nicely.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Villanueva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Villanueva tries a knee to the head but Bon blocks it.
Bon can't break the clinch.
Villanueva misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villanueva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bon wants to get back to striking at distance but Villanueva won't allow it.
Bon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villanueva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Bon finds it's way through Villanueva's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanueva moves in looking to clinch but Bon pushes him off.
Villanueva needs to keep his hands up - Bon had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut there from Bon.
Villanueva avoids the head kick by Bon.
Some wild striking there from Bon.
Bon misses with a few strikes there.
Villanueva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Villanueva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Villanueva wants to clinch up but Bon keeps it at a distance.
Villanueva instigates a clinch.
Bon breaks from the clinch.
Bon scoring well with a low kick there.
Bon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Villanueva misses the shot to the body.
Bon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villanueva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Villanueva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bon counters with a nice kick to the body.
Villanueva looks winded!
Bon scores with a hook.
Bon misses with a wild combination.
Bon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bon throws a monster overhand right that drops Villanueva! Bon follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Bon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Maciel (ranked 3344 p4p, 396 weight class) and Daniel Jones (ranked 6134 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Maciel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciel misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Jones looks at the referee who does nothing so Jones lands a crushing right that sends Maciel to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olafur Grimmson (ranked 4336 p4p, 470 weight class) and Leonard Rondo (ranked 4322 p4p, 469 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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187 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olafur Grimmson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Rondo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimmson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grimmson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grimmson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rondo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grimmson!
Grimmson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rondo connects with a decent elbow.
It looks like Olafur Grimmson has been cut.
Rondo lands a nice forearm strike.
Rondo is staying tight to Grimmson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rondo is putting a hurting on Grimmson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rondo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big shot lands for Rondo! That's hurt Grimmson! Will he recover? Rondo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Rondo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abul Khayr Belabed (ranked 4239 p4p, 424 weight class) and Pal Hasani (ranked 2892 p4p, 315 weight class). Hasani has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music. Pal Hasani is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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143 lbs
6 - 2 - 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
3 - 2 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pal Hasani!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasani misses with a few strikes there.
Belabed tries to counter with a takedown but Hasani is quick to defend against it.
Hasani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belabed circles away quickly and effectively.
Hasani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belabed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hasani to the mat! Hasani manages to get full guard.
Hasani is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Belabed dives into side control.
Belabed taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasani is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Belabed asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hasani is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Belabed taking a breather here.
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.
Belabed tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hasani's legs.
Belabed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hasani will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Belabed prevents Hasani from escaping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hasani throws a right and a left that Belabed avoids nicely.
Belabed tries to counter with a takedown but Hasani is quick to defend against it.
Hasani scores with a nice head shot.
Belabed ducks under a wild hook from Hasani.
Belabed changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Belabed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belabed manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hasani on his heels. He'll look to pass Hasani's guard now, I'm sure.
Hasani is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belabed has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hasani regains guard immediately.
Hasani wants to get back to his feet but Belabed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Belabed seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hasani manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hasani is trying to break free.
Hasani is trying to break free.
Belabed keeps control of Hasani as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hasani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hasani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasani swinging wildly here.
Belabed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hasani misses with a few strikes there.
Belabed drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hasani sprawls and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasani fakes the leg kick and cracks Belabed in the body.
Hasani connects with a right that clearly hurt Belabed. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Hasani proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Belabed collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pal Hasani!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pal Hasani made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Floyd (ranked 3939 p4p, 433 weight class) and Michelangelo Di Lodovico (ranked 1521 p4p, 207 weight class). Michelangelo Di Lodovico is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Lodovico darts in and clinches Floyd up against the cage.
Floyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Di Lodovico scores with a shot to the side of Floyd's head.
A head punch on the inside from Floyd fails to land.
Di Lodovico blocks an uppercut.
Di Lodovico scores with a shoulder strike.
Di Lodovico blocking some punches.
Di Lodovico tries to throw a body punch but Floyd avoids it by throwing Di Lodovico back against the cage.
Floyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Di Lodovico backwards.
Floyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floyd working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Floyd as the two fighters clinch.
Floyd lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Di Lodovico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Di Lodovico works on Floyd's body with a couple of short punches.
Floyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Floyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Floyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Di Lodovicos head.
Floyd has a couple of punches blocked by Di Lodovico.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floyd.
I was talking to Floyd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Lodovico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Floyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Di Lodovico's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Di Lodovico.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Floyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Floyd gets underhooks to prevent Di Lodovico's takedown attempt.
Floyd has a couple of punches blocked by Di Lodovico.
Floyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico has hold of one of Floyd's legs. Floyd is fighting the takedown attempt but Di Lodovico gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Di Lodovico is stalling in the full guard.
Floyd looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Di Lodovico puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Floyd tries to get to full guard but Di Lodovico has control of the leg.
Di Lodovico 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.
Di Lodovico is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Floyd is just riding it out for now. Di Lodovico eventually gives up the hold.
Floyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Di Lodovico on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd trying to control from the bottom.
Di Lodovico looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Di Lodovico is looking for a kimura but Floyd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Di Lodovico to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Lodovico is trying to work for a kimura but Floyd is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd wants to sweep but Di Lodovico has passed to side control!
Di Lodovico controlling the position.
Floyd tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Di Lodovico easily slips into full mount!
Floyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Floyd wants to control but Di Lodovico is having none of it.
Di Lodovico looking to control but Floyd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Floyd is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Floyd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Floyd tries to hold on but Di Lodovico pushes him away.
Floyd tries to improve his position but Di Lodovico has taken his back! Di Lodovico has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Floyd tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Di Lodovico pushes Floyd away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
Michelangelo Di Lodovico thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Harengody (ranked 1736 p4p, 217 weight class) and Lotay Wangchuck (ranked 2159 p4p, 254 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
230 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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 Las Vegas, Dale Harengody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotay Wangchuck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wangchuck drops back looking for a leg! Harengody is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harengody manages to kick Wangchuck off! Wangchuck jumps back into Harengody's guard.
Wangchuck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wangchuck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wangchuck wants to control from the top but Harengody keeps moving.
Harengody looking to control.
Wangchuck trying to control but Harengody is working from the bottom.
Wangchuck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harengody swivels though and keeps the full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wangchuck working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harengody is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wangchuck, into his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wangchuck can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wangchuck working for a triangle but Harengody defends it easily.
Harengody with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wangchuck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harengody defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harengody got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wangchuck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harengody has managed to get both his arms back between Wangchuck's legs - danger averted.
Harengody throwing strikes from guard but Wangchuck blocks nicely.
Wangchuck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harengody can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harengody got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wangchuck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harengody has managed to get both his arms back between Wangchuck's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harengody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wangchuck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harengody gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wangchuck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harengody trying to control the position from guard on top but Wangchuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wangchuck working a defensive guard here.
Wangchuck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harengody postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harengody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harengody content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Wangchuck has locked up a guillotine! Wangchuck's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Harengody is holding on here and Wangchuck must be using up a lot of energy. Harengody has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Wangchuck gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lotay Wangchuck!
Lotay Wangchuck decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osman Dawoud (ranked 1227 p4p, 149 weight class) and Seto Kaiba (ranked 2286 p4p, 256 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Seto Kaiba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaiba.
Kaiba is working to tighten his grip on Dawoud's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dawoud has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kaiba is really squeezing tight and eventually Dawoud passes out! Kaiba breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Seto Kaiba!
Seto Kaiba is the new lightweight champion!
Seto Kaiba made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This guy was a serious competitor... can't wait for the 3rd fight baby!'.
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