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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hasan Ribuvnik (ranked 4387 p4p, 359 weight class) and Rickson Time (ranked 4467 p4p, 361 weight class). Ribuvnik comes to the cage accompanied by Shantel - Disko Partizani. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasan Ribuvnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Time!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribuvnik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ribuvnik lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ribuvnik.
Ribuvnik tries a head kick but it misses.
Ribuvnik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ribuvnik lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ribuvnik pushes Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Time jumps guard but Ribuvnik stands there with Time around his waist. Time gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ribuvnik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ribuvnik looking to throw knees to the head but Time is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Ribuvnik breaks from the clinch.
Time looks for a takedown but Ribuvnik sprawls well.
Ribuvnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Time.
Ribuvnik throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribuvnik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Time takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Time avoids a kick to the body.
And Time tries to counter it with a takedown but Ribuvnik pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Time closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Time is trying to control. Ribuvnik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Time seems to be working for a kimura but Ribuvnik defends the submission attempt.
Time is trying to work for a kimura but Ribuvnik is defending well.
Ribuvnik is defending against the submission attempts here by Time.
Ribuvnik wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time is looking to advance position but Ribuvnik won't allow it.
Time is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ribuvnik still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ribuvnik has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Time is trying to get back to half guard.
Time wants to control but Ribuvnik postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hasan Ribuvnik dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Time wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ribuvnik darts in and clinches Time up against the cage.
Ribuvnik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ribuvnik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribuvnik rushes Time and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ribuvnik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Time shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ribuvnik is trying to defend but Time finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ribuvnik manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Time or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribuvnik, which made it look bad.
Time on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hasan Ribuvnik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time dives in for a single leg takedown but Ribuvnik sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ribuvnik throws a quick counter head kick but Time was just out of range.
Ribuvnik tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Time will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hasan Ribuvnik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Time.
Ribuvnik lands a brutal head kick. Time looks out on his feet and Ribuvnik throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Hasan Ribuvnik!
Hasan Ribuvnik took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Lundquist (ranked 4165 p4p, 425 weight class) and Juice Williams (ranked 3870 p4p, 409 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lundquist might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trigger. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Super Freak. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Lundquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Erik Lundquist has been cut.
Lundquist misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a head kick that drops Lundquist to the mat! Lundquist scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Lundquist is rocked!
Williams lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Lundquist crumples to the floor! Williams milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juice Williams!
Juice Williams managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saget (ranked 3157 p4p, 364 weight class) and Jamie Oliver (ranked 3534 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Saget!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver moves in looking to clinch but Saget pushes him off.
Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saget manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saget on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saget manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oliver punishes Saget's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Oliver finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Saget. Those never looked like landing.
Saget has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oliver finds it's way round the side to connect with Saget's head.
Oliver throws a looping overhand right but Saget ducks down to avoid it.
Saget misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliver moves into range and clinches up with Saget.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saget tries to throw a body punch but Oliver avoids it by throwing Saget back against the cage.
Saget tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliver avoids the damage to the body.
Saget working aggressively here.
Saget is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Oliver as the two fighters clinch.
Saget breaks the clinch.
Saget throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Saget circles away and keeps his distance.
As Oliver looks to move away, Saget throws a big counter combo but Oliver just gets out of the way.
Saget displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliver throws out the jab.
Oliver throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saget manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oliver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saget moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saget bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oliver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saget throws a combination. Oliver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saget looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saget misses with a two punch combination.
Oliver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Saget swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliver looks to land a right hand but Saget moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver avoids a kick to the body.
Saget misses with a body kick.
Oliver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliver there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Saget misses.
Oliver scores with a jab to the head.
Saget avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Saget moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oliver wants to clinch up but Saget keeps it at a distance.
Saget was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oliver misses with a right hand
and Saget counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saget jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oliver has closed the distance and engaged Saget in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saget working aggressively here.
Oliver working aggressively here.
Saget pushes Oliver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliver lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jamie Oliver will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saget moves out of range as Oliver strikes.
Saget ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oliver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saget was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliver.
No joy there for Oliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saget avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Oliver misses its intended target.
Oliver moves into range and clinches up with Saget.
Saget blocks an uppercut.
Saget misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saget struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliver controls his hands.
Oliver misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saget can't find room to land a body shot as Oliver controls the action.
Saget lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oliver is leaning against Saget and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oliver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliver slowing the pace effectively.
Saget tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliver's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saget's elbow.
Oliver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliver lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Oliver.
Oliver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver swings wildly with an uppercut but Saget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saget struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliver controls his hands.
Saget can't break the clinch.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike.
Oliver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saget.
Oliver lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Oliver.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
Oliver tries a body shot but Saget blocks it.
Oliver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saget backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Oliver.
A short right from Oliver.
Saget blocking some punches.
Oliver lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliver.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saget missing with knees to the body.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Saget controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliver.
Saget doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oliver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saget with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliver pushes Saget back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saget struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliver controls his hands.
Oliver tries a body shot but Saget blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saget prevents a body shot from Oliver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saget gets tackled into the cage by Oliver. Oliver maintains the clinch.
Oliver scores with a shoulder strike.
Saget throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliver blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliver.
A short right from Oliver.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oliver.
Saget is rocked!
Oliver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Saget is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oliver unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Saget! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Oliver is unloading with more strikes now! Saget drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Oliver!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamie Oliver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Torres (ranked 24512 p4p, 472 weight class) and Emin Timurovich (ranked 24284 p4p, 467 weight class). Emin Timurovich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emin Timurovich!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Timurovich is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Timurovich slips the punch.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emin Timurovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timurovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timurovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Timurovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Timurovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timurovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Timurovich tries to clinch up
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timurovich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Timurovich has his takedown stuffed
and Timurovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emin Timurovich.
Timurovich shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Timurovich misses with a kick to the body
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timurovich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Timurovich fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Timurovich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torres throws a shot to the body.
Timurovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timurovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timurovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Timurovich shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
A quick step to the side and Torres tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Torres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Torres bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Timurovich's head.
Timurovich cracks Torres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Torres.
Torres blocks a head kick by Timurovich.
Timurovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Torres.
Timurovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timurovich tries to clinch but Torres moves away
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timurovich.
Timurovich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Timurovich.
Timurovich tries to clinch up
and Torres counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Timurovich shoots in but no luck this time.
John Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emin Timurovich.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Timurovich. Timurovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Torres misses.
Timurovich tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Emin Timurovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a jab.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. Timurovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torres connects with a crisp jab.
Timurovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Timurovich is breathing heavily.
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!
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Timurovich is controlling the pace.
Timurovich wants to work for an arm triangle but Torres is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Torres dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Timurovich wants to clinch
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timurovich shoots for a takedown but Torres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Torres misses its target.
Timurovich fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timurovich fails with a takedown attempt.
John Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emin Timurovich.
Torres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timurovich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torres avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timurovich fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Timurovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Timurovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Timurovich with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Timurovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Timurovich gets a double leg takedown into Torres's guard.
Timurovich trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Timurovich wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Timurovich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Timurovich looking to pass the guard.
John Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timurovich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Torres!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Wyadd (ranked 2521 p4p, 302 weight class) and Ralphie White (ranked 4140 p4p, 424 weight class). Danny Wyadd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Wyadd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralphie White!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wyadd.
Wyadd forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Wyadd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wyadd has hold of one of White's legs. White is fighting the takedown attempt but Wyadd gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Wyadd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wyadd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wyadd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wyadd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wyadd with a flurry of punches that miss.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wyadd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wyadd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White controls Wyadd momentarily but Wyadd frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White is pulling down on Wyadd's head to control his posture.
White working a defensive guard here.
Wyadd trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wyadd trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wyadd scoring with some ground and pound.
Wyadd forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White gets back to full guard.
Wyadd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd 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.
White controlling the position.
Wyadd drops back, looking for a kneebar! White looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. White looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from White!
White trying to control the action but Wyadd is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White wants to stand but Wyadd has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wyadd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wyadd scores with a jab.
Wyadd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Wyadd misses with a jab, cross combination.
White thumps Wyadd with a low kick.
Wyadd scores with a nice head shot.
Ralphie White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danny Wyadd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyadd scores with a takedown into White's guard.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyadd is controlling him.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
White managing to control the position.
Wyadd tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Danny Wyadd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyadd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
White looking to pass the guard.
White postures up.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
White is looking to stand up but Wyadd won't let him.
Wyadd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is stalling in the full guard.
Wyadd keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wyadd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White trying to control but Wyadd is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wyadd dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wyadd moves out of range of the strikes.
White throws a leg kick but Wyadd moved away.
Wyadd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyadd checks a leg kick.
Wyadd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White misses with a few strikes there.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Wyadd cracks White with a good jab.
Wyadd with a poor takedown
letting White counter with a right hand.
White moves away from the strike by Wyadd.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Wyadd's shoulder, as Wyadd tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Wyadd.
White moves away from the strike by Wyadd.
White blocks a jab.
White throws a fast counter high kick but Wyadd manages to duck under it in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyadd tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyadd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wyadd takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White throws a series of punches but Wyadd moves out of range.
Ralphie White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Wyadd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a solid leg kick but Wyadd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Danny Wyadd is winning the standup battle so far.
Wyadd lands a jab to the nose.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyadd.
White swinging wildly here.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Wyadd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wyadd tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wyadd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White misses with a kick to the body.
Wyadd walks into a straight right hand from White.
Wyadd misses with a jab, cross combination.
White dodges the punch combination from Wyadd.
Wyadd works the jab nicely.
Wyadd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyadd trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wyadd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wyadd in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wyadd avoids the strikes from the bottom by White.
Wyadd trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
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 Danny Wyadd.
Well Wyadd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Wyadd!
Danny Wyadd decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Garrett (ranked 3919 p4p, 419 weight class) and Macky Mac (ranked 7369 p4p, 553 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Macky Mac!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mac cracks Garrett with a good jab.
Mac connects with a high kick.
It looks like Craig Garrett has been cut.
Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Garrett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Mac.
Garrett gets a double leg takedown into Mac's guard.
Mac wants to get back to his feet but Garrett passes into half guard.
Garrett is controlling the pace.
Mac tries to roll over but Garrett keeps him under control.
Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garrett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garrett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Garrett 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.
Garrett is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Garrett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Garrett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is bucking up trying to escape but Garrett cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garrett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garrett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garrett content just to control the position here.
Garrett breaks from Mac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mac looks a forlorn figure.
Mac is rocked!
Mac looks winded!
Garrett lands a heavy elbow.
Mac is still in real trouble! Can Garrett finish him?
Garrett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mac felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Garrett working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Garrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Garrett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garrett's waist but Garrett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mac off to one side.
Mac seems to have recovered his senses.
Mac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garrett counters with a crisp one two that drops Mac! Garrett thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mac to his feet! Mac is in big trouble!
Mac is rocked!
Garrett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mac is still on wobbly legs! Can Garrett finish him?
Garrett shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mac is trying to defend but Garrett finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Garrett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mac seems to have recovered his senses.
Mac is breathing heavily.
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garrett lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrett is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mac taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Garrett controlling the action here.
Mac taking some punishment here, with Garrett in his half guard.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Mac's hands, connecting with Mac's forehead.
Garrett lands strikes from half guard.
Garrett is nestled in close to Mac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett drops an elbow to the side of Mac's head.
Garrett slips a nice elbow through Mac's hands, connecting with Mac's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrett tries to pass to full mount but Mac defends it.
Garrett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garrett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garrett is nestled in close to Mac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garrett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mac is just riding it out for now. Garrett eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrett lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Mac quite badly. Mac pulls Garrett in close trying to recover. Garrett postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Mac on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Mac doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Garrett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Baals (ranked 2055 p4p, 229 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 2025 p4p, 225 weight class). Harry Baals could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edgar Avetisyan's chin.
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Baals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avetisyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Avetisyan backing up. Avetisyan nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Avetisyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baals.
It looked like Baals was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Avetisyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baals moves out of range of the body kick.
Avetisyan throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a left and a right that stings Avetisyan.
Avetisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Baals.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avetisyan wants to land a leg kick but Baals is out of range.
Avetisyan looks to land a right hand but Baals moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan scores with a sloppy right hand. Baals should have avoided that one.
Baals definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Avetisyan throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avetisyan jabs Baals right on the nose. Baals blinks but takes it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan misses with a leg kick
and Baals counters with a series of strikes. Avetisyan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Avetisyan misses with a body kick.
Baals is looking for a counter combo.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baals appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Avetisyan misses the target.
Baals throws a big counter combination but Avetisyan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baals slips under a jab.
It looked like Baals was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Avetisyan misses with a low kick.
It looked like Baals was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Avetisyan with a hook.
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!
Avetisyan throws a hook but Baals blocks it.
Baals appears to be looking for a big counter.
Avetisyan throws a good cross that connects.
Edgar Avetisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avetisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Baals.
Baals on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Avetisyan misses with a body shot
and Baals counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edgar Avetisyan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Avetisyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Baals.
Avetisyan throws an off balance right hand
and Baals counters with a series of strikes. Avetisyan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Avetisyan throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Baals.
Avetisyan throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a left and a right that stings Avetisyan.
Avetisyan looks to throw a body kick
and Baals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avetisyan throws an off balance right hand
and Baals counters with a series of strikes. Avetisyan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Avetisyan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Avetisyan backing up. Avetisyan nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avetisyan misses with a hook to the body
and Baals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Avetisyan throws a lazy uppercut
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Baals really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Avetisyan misses with a shot to the body
and Baals counters with a series of strikes. Avetisyan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Avetisyan is rocked!
Avetisyan throws a head kick that misses
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Avetisyan backing up. Avetisyan nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Avetisyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Baals finish him?
Avetisyan misses with a left hand
and Baals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avetisyan misses with a lunging right hand
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Avetisyan backing up. Avetisyan nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Avetisyan jabs Baals right on the nose. Baals blinks but takes it well.
Avetisyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baals.
It looked like Baals was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Avetisyan swings widly with a right hand
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Avetisyan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baals counters with a left and a right that stings Avetisyan.
Avetisyan misses with a combination
and Baals counters with a left right combination that sends Avetisyan crashing to the mat - Baals wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Avetisyan out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Baals!
During a confident post fight interview, Harry Baals thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 1123 p4p, 150 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 3657 p4p, 401 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taurus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from Taurus misses.
Dos Anjos feinted with a counter takedown.
Taurus connects with a jab.
Taurus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Anjos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taurus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taurus throws a leg kick
and Dos Anjos counters with a single leg into guard. Taurus didn't expect that.
Dos Anjos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taurus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Anjos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Anjos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Anjos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Anjos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dos Anjos prevents Taurus from getting back to his feet.
Taurus being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dos Anjos cracks the inside of Taurus's front leg.
Taurus's coach down at Core Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Taurus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Taurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Anjos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dos Anjos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Anjos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dos Anjos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taurus's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Taurus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taurus breaks from the clinch.
Dos Anjos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taurus has managed to clinch.
Taurus is trying to force a seperation but Dos Anjos has the dominant position.
Dos Anjos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taurus prevents it.
Taurus prevents a body shot from Dos Anjos.
Taurus is trying to force a seperation but Dos Anjos has the dominant position.
Dos Anjos pulls guard effortlessly.
Dos Anjos has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Taurus doesn't defend quickly enough and Dos Anjos has managed to lock this one up! Can Taurus escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dos Anjos on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ademaro Dos Anjos!
Ademaro Dos Anjos retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Ademaro Dos Anjos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Syndal (ranked 2848 p4p, 311 weight class) and Coral Sea (ranked 2151 p4p, 238 weight class). Sea has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Coral Sea has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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29
155 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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32
158 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maverick Syndal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coral Sea!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sea listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Sea.
A combination from Sea does no damage.
Syndal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Syndal just misses with a punch to the body.
Sea is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Syndal with a body shot.
Sea misses with a right hand
and Syndal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Syndal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sea.
Sea moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sea misses with a shot to the body
and Syndal counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syndal moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Syndal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syndal blocks a head kick by Sea.
Syndal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sea throws a right hand that misses
and Syndal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sea misses with a takedown
and Syndal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coral Sea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sea misses with a straight left.
Syndal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sea misses with a hook to the body
and Syndal counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal looks to land a combination but Sea avoids it well.
Sea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Sea lands.
Sea scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Syndal is looking for a sweep. Sea 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.
Sea looks to land a strike but Syndal avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sea postures up and lands a big shot to Syndal's brow.
Syndal seems keen to control Sea's posture.
Sea throws a big right hand that misses.
Sea throwing strikes but missing.
Sea lands a couple of digs.
Sea throws a big right hand that misses.
Sea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sea working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea throws a strike but Syndal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sea working for submissions but it's allowed Syndal to get to half guard.
Sea manages to get to full guard.
Sea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sea wants to improve his position but instead Syndal has moved into half guard.
Sea tries to get to full guard but Syndal has control of the leg.
Syndal wants to control but Sea is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coral Sea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Syndal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sea.
Sea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Syndal misses its target.
Sea tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sea throws a push kick but Syndal slaps the foot to one side.
A quick step to the side and Syndal tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syndal avoids the head kick by Sea.
As Sea backs away, Syndal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Syndal is looking to wear down Sea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sea misses with a right hand
and Syndal counters with a stiff right hand.
Sea connects with a leg kick. Syndal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sea has his takedown stuffed
and Syndal counters with a left to the body.
Sea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syndal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Syndal was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sea.
Sea scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sea tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Syndal defends well and Sea ends up having to push Syndal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Syndal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sea manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal throws a body punch but Sea moves out of range.
Sea misses with a lunging right hand
and Syndal counters with a low kick, right behind Sea 's knee.
Syndal misses with the combination.
And Sea tries to counter it with a takedown but Syndal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maverick Syndal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sea connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Syndal momentarily.
Sea throws a lazy uppercut
and Syndal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sea cracks the inside of Syndal's front leg.
Syndal lands a right hook to the body.
Sea swinging wildly here.
Sea's corner calls for a 1-2. Sea obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea jabs Syndal right on the nose. Syndal blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sea thuds a left hand into Syndal's body.
Sea wants to land a leg kick but Syndal is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Syndal misses its target.
Sea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syndal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Syndal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sea is just out of range.
Coral Sea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Sea - just one landing.
Sea darts in looking for a takedown but Syndal gets double underhooks and turns Sea into the cage.
Syndal was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maverick Syndal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Syndal looks to throw the jab but Sea is out of range.
Sea throws a leg kick
and Syndal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sea lands a head shot.
Syndal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sea throws a right hand that misses
and Syndal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Syndal does it's job there.
Sea lands with a hook. Syndal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Coral Sea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Syndal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Syndal on the side of the head.
Sea avoids the body shot from Syndal.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Syndal checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Sea
and Syndal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Sea misses.
Syndal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sea manages to avoid it.
Sea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sea throws a chopping leg kick but Syndal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt
and Syndal counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sea misses with a looping right.
Syndal blocks a leg kick.
Sea avoids the body shot from Syndal.
Syndal misses with a wild body shot.
Syndal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sea swings widly with a right hand
and Syndal counters with an outside leg kick.
Syndal scores with a decent looking hook.
Sea misses with a looping left.
Syndal throws a looping overhand right but Sea ducks down to avoid it.
Syndal throws a body punch but Sea moves out of range.
Sea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sea misses with a takedown attempt
and Syndal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Syndal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sea thinking.
Maverick Syndal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coral Sea.
Sea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sea finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Syndal's calf.
Sea misses with a hook
and Syndal counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sea bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Syndal wants to control but Sea postures up.
Syndal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sea working the body and head with strikes.
Syndal tries to buck Sea off but Sea is having none of it.
Sea throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Syndal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maverick Syndal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sea looks up at the clock and then as Syndal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sea smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Coral Sea.
Well Sea has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coral Sea!
Coral Sea 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Alatalo (ranked 1285 p4p, 146 weight class) and Tim Duncan (ranked 1182 p4p, 141 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Alatalo.
Duncan connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alatalo misses with an uppercut. Duncan saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Duncan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alatalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Alatalo drops Duncan with a beautiful combination! Duncan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alatalo is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duncan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that drops Duncan like a sack of potatoes! Alatalo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Alatalo!
A relieved looking Mikko Alatalo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Tim Duncan stepped up to the mic, saying 'Still got 5 rings lol '.
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