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OFK 51 - Irrawaddy Vs Gay G PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zonor Bragger (ranked 5777 p4p, 5641 weight class) and Kenny Claypool (ranked 228 p4p, 223 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zonor Bragger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Claypool!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claypool pushes Bragger up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Claypool's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claypool has closed the distance and engaged Bragger in a clinch.
Claypool gets underhooks to prevent Bragger's takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claypool takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Claypool as the two fighters clinch.
Bragger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claypool breaks the clinch.
Claypool lands a right hook to the body.
Kenny Claypool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claypool lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claypool pushes Bragger up against the cage in a clinch.
Claypool pressing his opponent against the cage.
Claypool leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Claypool.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claypool - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claypool is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claypool misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claypool has Bragger pushed against the cage.
Claypool lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bragger tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zonor Bragger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claypool lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Claypool.
Claypool is pressed up against the cage. Bragger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Claypool down to the mat. Claypool avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bragger throws a series of punches but Claypool moves out of range.
Claypool closes the distance and pushes Bragger back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claypool stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claypool's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bragger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bragger prevents a body shot from Claypool.
Claypool breaks the clinch.
Bragger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Claypool drives through and clinches with Bragger against the cage.
Claypool doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bragger tries to pull guard but Claypool holds him up against the cage and eventually Bragger drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claypool lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Claypool.
Claypool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claypool closes the distance and clinches.
Claypool lands a body punch in the clinch.
Claypool's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claypool moves into range and clinches up with Bragger.
A body shot lands from Claypool.
Claypool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claypool cracks Bragger with a nice body shot.
Bragger wants to get back to striking at distance but Claypool won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Claypool.
Bragger is looking to control Claypool's arms but Claypool gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bragger has his back to the cage.
Bragger tries to circle away but Claypool has him pinned against the cage.
Claypool avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Claypool.
Bragger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Claypool pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Claypool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claypool misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Claypool lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bragger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Claypool gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bragger is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Claypool.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claypool tries a body shot but Bragger blocks it.
Bragger tries to break the clinch but Claypool is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Claypool.
Claypool stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claypool taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Claypool dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Claypool closes the distance and clinches.
Bragger working hard to break the clinch.
Claypool lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Claypool can't find room to land a body shot as Bragger controls the action.
Claypool lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Claypool misses with a punch to the body.
Bragger prevents a body shot from Claypool.
Claypool stalling the fight.
Claypool pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bragger dives in for a single leg takedown but Claypool sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claypool breaks the clinch.
Claypool closes the distance and clinches.
Bragger trying to control the position but instead, Claypool has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bragger into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragger tries to pull guard but Claypool won't allow it.
Claypool breaks the clinch.
Bragger closes the distance and clinches up with Claypool, looking for a takedown. Bragger pushes Claypool against the cage but Claypool circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Claypool misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zonor Bragger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bragger misses with a left hand
enabling Claypool to counter with a crisp jab.
Claypool gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Claypool.
Bragger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Claypool is keeping busy.
Bragger has had enough of the clinch but Claypool keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bragger.
Claypool works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Claypool tries a body shot but Bragger blocks it.
Bragger jumps guard but Claypool stands there with Bragger around his waist. Bragger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Claypool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Claypool is keeping busy.
Claypool lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claypool doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Claypool.
A right hand to the body from Claypool.
Bragger has a couple of punches blocked by Claypool.
Claypool manages to break the clinch.
Claypool clinches with his opponent.
Bragger tries to pull guard but Claypool forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bragger blocks a body shot from Claypool.
Claypool avoiding damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claypool has Bragger pressed against the cage, preventing Bragger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claypool keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bragger's efforts to push away.
Bragger tries to pull guard but Claypool holds him up against the cage and eventually Bragger drops back down to his feet.
Claypool lands a nice shot to the body.
Claypool keeps control of Bragger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Claypool dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Claypool has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bragger is trying to break the clinch but Claypool has him pressed against the cage.
Claypool can't find room to land a body shot as Bragger controls the action.
Claypool breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claypool forces Bragger back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claypool dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bragger can't break the clinch.
Claypool tries a body shot but Bragger blocks it.
Bragger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Claypool prevents it.
Bragger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Claypool pulls his leg out and moves away.
Claypool has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claypool stalling the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claypool taking a breather.
Bragger tries to circle away but Claypool has him pinned against the cage.
Claypool lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bragger backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Claypool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Claypool throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bragger.
Bragger tries to counter with a takedown but Claypool is quick to defend against it.
Claypool moves into the clinch.
Claypool breaks the clinch.
Bragger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Claypool pinned against the cage. Claypool gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bragger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Claypool drives through and clinches with Bragger against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Claypool.
Kenny Claypool seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Claypool.
Bragger has had enough of the clinch but Claypool keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claypool stalls.
Claypool makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claypool.
Claypool lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragger has Claypool pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Claypool manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zonor Bragger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claypool escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claypool drives through and clinches with Bragger against the cage.
Claypool tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claypool digs a right hand into Bragger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bragger's gas tank.
Claypool pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bragger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bragger looks to land a body kick but Claypool moved away.
Claypool tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Claypool fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zonor Bragger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claypool moves into the clinch.
Bragger being controlled against the cage.
Claypool lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claypool is pressed up against the cage. Bragger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Claypool down to the mat. Claypool avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Claypool avoids a punch combination nicely.
Claypool clinches.
Claypool is working Bragger over against the cage.
Claypool struggles to land a body shot inside as Bragger controls his hands.
Claypool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claypool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claypool lands a body punch.
Claypool's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claypool stuffs the takedown attempt from Bragger. Bragger gets slowly back to his feet.
Claypool now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Claypool lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bragger with that takedown attempt.
Bragger rushes Claypool and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claypool lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bragger can't break the clinch.
Claypool cracks Bragger with a nice body shot.
Claypool doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bragger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claypool lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bragger.
Claypool tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claypool effectively controlling the action here.
Claypool throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claypool's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claypool drives through and clinches with Bragger against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Claypool.
Claypool can't find room to land a body shot as Bragger controls the action.
Claypool pressing his opponent against the cage.
Claypool digs a right hand underneath Bragger's ribcage. Bragger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Claypool tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bragger's elbow.
Claypool avoiding damage.
Claypool digs a right hand into Bragger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bragger's gas tank.
Bragger tries to pull guard but Claypool forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zonor Bragger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny Claypool is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Claypool lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bragger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Claypool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Claypool 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Claypool!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Stone (ranked 3870 p4p, 24767 weight class) and Chen Miller (ranked 159 p4p, 282 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chen Miller!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone gets a clinch.
Stone is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miller can't fight it off and eventually Stone manages to take the fight to the floor. Miller looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stone cracks Miller with a solid left hand.
Stone working some strikes from top position.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Stone distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miller is looking to stand up but Stone isn't so interested in that idea.
Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
 Miller is rocked!
Stone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stone 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.
Miller is still in real trouble! Can Stone finish him?
Stone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone gets to his feet and stands over Miller, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Miller felt that one! Stone unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Miller from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Stone!
Brett Stone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slaissi (ranked 1634 p4p, 5776 weight class) and Taki Baki (ranked 75 p4p, 227 weight class). Kimbo Slaissi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slaissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taki Baki!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Slaissi. Baki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baki misses with a lunging right hand
and Slaissi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slaissi misses the shot to the body.
Slaissi clinches with his opponent.
Baki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slaissi lands a nice shot to the body.
Slaissi has Baki pushed against the cage.
Slaissi lands with a light punch inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Slaissi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slaissi pushes Baki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baki looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Slaissi.
Slaissi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baki backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slaissi.
A right handed body shot lands from Slaissi.
Slaissi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaissi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Slaissi.
Slaissi is stalling here.
A short right from Slaissi.
Slaissi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slaissi lands a body shot.
Slaissi lands with a right to the head.
Slaissi has Baki pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slaissi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slaissi pushes Baki against the cage. Slaissi is working some dirty boxing. Slaissi pushes off with a quick right hook! Baki goes down! Baki tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Slaissi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Slaissi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kk Ww (ranked 1628 p4p, 3827 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 229 p4p, 157 weight class). Nick Diaz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kk Ww!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Ww swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ww misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ww sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ww slips under a jab from Diaz.
Ww with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ww gets a clinch.
Ww is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ww smiles and moves away.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ww wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ww throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ww walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ww waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz jabs Ww right on the nose. Ww blinks but takes it well.
Ww rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ww lands with a light punch inside.
Ww's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ww leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ww for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ww blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Ww taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Ww.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Ww lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ww misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Ww working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Ww distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Ww controlling him for the moment.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Ww defends easily.
Ww 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ww wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Ww keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Ww connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz working for a triangle but Ww defends it easily.
Ww connects with a couple of short punches.
Ww avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ww defends well.
Ww slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diaz controls Ww momentarily but Ww frees himself.
Ww content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ww scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ww chips away with some ground and pound.
Ww is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kk Ww dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ww misses with the body kick
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Ww throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ww moves away.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ww.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ww was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Ww moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ww.
Ww lands a body shot.
Ww is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Ww.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Ww scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ww.
Ww lands a left hand.
Ww lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ww lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Ww is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ww working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Ww has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
Ww manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ww is struggling to control the position.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ww.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Ww.
Ww softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ww lands with a right to the head.
Ww lands a shot to the body.
Ww lands a body punch.
Ww digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Ww works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ww softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ww stalling against the cage.
Ww lands with a short shot to the head.
Ww lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ww scores with a hook to the body.
Ww works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ww lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Ww scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Kk Ww has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz letting Ww take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ww.
Ww stalling in the clinch.
Ww throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ww stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ww.
Ww is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ww lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Ww working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ww.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ww pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ww scores with a hook to the body.
Ww works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ww lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Ww.
A short body shot lands from Ww as the two fighters clinch.
Ww manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ww working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ww scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ww.
Ww makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kk Ww dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Ww.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ww.
Ww moves into the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ww stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ww manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ww backwards.
Diaz jumps guard but Ww turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ww controls his hands.
Ww lands a body shot.
Ww lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ww makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ww lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ww taking a breather.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ww presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ww.
Ww lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Ww.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Ww stalling in the clinch.
Ww dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ww lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ww lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz letting Ww take a breather here.
Diaz trying to stall but Ww improves his position.
Kk Ww is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ww lands a left hand.
Ww is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ww.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ww lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Ww forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ww stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Ww uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz slows down the pace here.
Ww lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ww blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz tries a body shot but Ww blocks it.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four 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.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ww is keeping busy.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ww.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ww controlling the action here for a moment.
Ww lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kk Ww showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ww, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kk Ww!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Damato (ranked 4295 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Travis Gracie (ranked 363 p4p, 342 weight class). Damato comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Damato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damato gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Damato gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Damato throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Gracie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Damato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damato shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Damato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Damato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damato controls from within his opponent's guard.
Damato forces his way into half guard.
Damato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to control Damato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Damato is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Damato is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damato defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Damato wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Damato preventing the sweep.
Damato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damato wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Damato is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Damato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
Damato darts in trying to clinch
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Damato is in Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Damato defends easily.
Damato landing some decent shots from guard.
Damato gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Damato takes the fight into the clinch.
Damato ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damato no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Damato is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Damato has escaped and now he's on top!
Damato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Damato trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie controls Damato momentarily but Damato frees himself.
Gracie told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Damato wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Damato can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Damato is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie looks winded!
Damato sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damato stands up out of the half guard.
Damato wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Damato backing up. Damato nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Damato dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Damato looking to pass the guard.
Damato stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Damato tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Damato from controlling successfully.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Damato tries to pass.
Damato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Damato pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damato tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Damato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Damato passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Damato content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Damato's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Damato's back!
Gracie is working for a rear naked choke. Damato is not defending it well and Gracie has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Damato refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Damato's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Travis Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 2512 p4p, 2414 weight class) and Kevin Brockington (ranked 329 p4p, 315 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Brockington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brockington.
Hasselhoff throws Brockington to one side and escapes!
Hasselhoff closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brockington's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasselhoff 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.
Brockington has his foot on Hasselhoff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hasselhoff works his way back into a safe position though.
Hasselhoff wants to control from the top but Brockington keeps moving.
Brockington looking to control.
Hasselhoff drops back looking for a leg! Brockington is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brockington manages to kick Hasselhoff off! Hasselhoff jumps back into Brockington's guard.
Brockington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington is still trying to improve position.
Brockington has his foot on Hasselhoff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hasselhoff works his way back into a safe position though.
Hasselhoff drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brockington dives on top into guard.
Hasselhoff has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Brockington should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hasselhoff has tightened it up now! Brockington should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hershel Hasselhoff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 2749 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Troy Moreno (ranked 357 p4p, 217 weight class). Brutalis Rhino 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Moreno - just one landing.
Rhino misses with a body shot.
Rhino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Moreno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Moreno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 It looks like Brutalis Rhino has been cut.
Rhino scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Troy Moreno has been cut.
Rhino lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Moreno.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moreno but Moreno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moreno throws out a counter right but Rhino avoids it with no problem.
Moreno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhino shoots in looking for a takedown. Moreno tries to sprawl out of it but Rhino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moreno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Moreno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rhino scores with a takedown into Moreno's guard.
Rhino makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno working for a triangle but Rhino defends it easily.
Moreno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rhino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moreno throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moreno keeping full guard, as Rhino tries to pass.
Rhino postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moreno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rhino tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.
Rhino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rhino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Moreno looking for a guillotine here but Rhino defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhino sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno working for a triangle but Rhino defends it easily.
Rhino passes Moreno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Moreno looking for submissions off his back.
Moreno looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rhino pushes past his half guard into mount!
Moreno is squirming around, avoiding Rhino's attempts to control the action.
Moreno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rhino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rhino looking to control but Moreno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moreno is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moreno's face.
Moreno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhino with good strikes from the mount here!
Rhino working Moreno over with strikes here.
Moreno is trying to escape the mount.
Rhino jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Moreno manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here as Rhino stalls from top position.
Rhino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Moreno is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moreno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moreno can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rhino controlling the pace.
Rhino prevents Moreno from improving his position.
Rhino is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moreno has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rhino escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rhino!
Moreno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rhino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moreno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Moreno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moreno wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.
Rhino frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brutalis Rhino dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rhino misses with a double jab.
Rhino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Troy Moreno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhino throws a head kick but Moreno moves out of range.
Moreno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rhino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moreno can do to turn this around?
Moreno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moreno wants it to stay on the feet.
Moreno sizes up Rhino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Rhino is rocked!
Rhino circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Moreno. Rhino falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Moreno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Moreno!
Troy Moreno 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 Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 934 p4p, 1860 weight class) and Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 132 p4p, 251 weight class). Vlad Tepes Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169
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Lethal high kicks
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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 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes Iii misses the shot to the body.
Avetisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Tepes Iii's shoulder, as Tepes Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Tepes Iii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tepes Iii misses with a right hand
and Avetisyan counters with a straight right hand.
Avetisyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tepes Iii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Tepes Iii tenderised Avetisyan's leg. Avetisyan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Avetisyan loads up on a big right hand but Tepes Iii slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii drives through with a takedown into Avetisyan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tepes Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Avetisyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avetisyan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avetisyan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepes Iii looks to throw the jab but Avetisyan is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avetisyan.
Good work by Avetisyan as he checks the leg kick.
Avetisyan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Avetisyan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Avetisyan throws a shot from downtown. Tepes Iii moves away and avoids it.
Tepes Iii slips under a jab from Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii throws a big counter combination but Avetisyan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tepes Iii tries to land a front kick but Avetisyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Avetisyan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Tepes Iii.
Avetisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tepes Iii is just out of range.
Avetisyan moves out of range as Tepes Iii throws a body kick.
A cross from Avetisyan lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice leg kick.
Tepes Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Avetisyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good shot there by Avetisyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avetisyan misses with a low kick.
Avetisyan throws a lazy right hand but Tepes Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avetisyan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avetisyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edgar Avetisyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avetisyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tepes Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avetisyan misses the jab.
Tepes Iii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tepes Iii ducks under a wild hook from Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii throws a counter high kick but Avetisyan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tepes Iii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Avetisyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avetisyan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Tepes Iii cracks Avetisyan with an open hand slap.
That kick from Avetisyan tenderised Tepes Iii's leg. Tepes Iii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tepes Iii finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avetisyan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tepes Iii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tepes Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tepes Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Avetisyan is keeping the position for now.
Tepes Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Avetisyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Avetisyan is looking to stand up but Tepes Iii isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tepes Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tepes Iii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Avetisyan is keeping the position for now.
Tepes Iii won't allow Avetisyan to get back to his feet.
Tepes Iii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tepes Iii tries to free his leg and advance position but Avetisyan is retaining full guard.
Tepes Iii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avetisyan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edgar Avetisyan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Avetisyan misses the jab.
Avetisyan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Avetisyan's head.
Tepes Iii misses with a looping right.
Avetisyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tepes Iii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Avetisyan lands the left hand.
Tepes Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tepes Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Avetisyan lunges at Tepes Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tepes Iii's hand.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Avetisyan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Avetisyan throws a leg kick but Tepes Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tepes Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Avetisyan off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tepes Iii or perhaps it was just good defense by Avetisyan, which made it look bad.
Nice shot by Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii checks a low kick from Avetisyan.
Avetisyan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Avetisyan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice body shot.
Avetisyan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tepes Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avetisyan.
Avetisyan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan throws a solid leg kick but Tepes Iii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avetisyan.
Tepes Iii lands with a right hand.
Avetisyan is rocked!
Avetisyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Avetisyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tepes Iii finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tepes Iii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vlad Tepes Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes Iii closes the distance looking for a takedown. Avetisyan stuffs it but Tepes Iii still has hold of him. Tepes Iii picks Avetisyan up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Tepes Iii slams Avetisyan to the floor and that's really hurt Avetisyan - he doesn't know where he is! Tepes Iii throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tepes Iii!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 3386 p4p, 1265 weight class) and Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 405 p4p, 161 weight class). Tudekiks has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 35 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Suleijma Tudekiks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sledgehammer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tudekiks blocks a head kick by Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks misses with an uppercut.
Sledgehammer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tudekiks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tudekiks tries to clinch there but Sledgehammer circles away.
Sledgehammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Tudekiks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sledgehammer manages to avoid it.
Tudekiks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sledgehammer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sledgehammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Sledgehammer.
The fighters circling - Tudekiks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tudekiks is breathing heavily.
Sledgehammer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sledgehammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tudekiks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tudekiks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tudekiks avoids the head kick by Sledgehammer.
Tudekiks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sledgehammer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tudekiks sprawling to the canvas! Tudekiks rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sledgehammer finish him?!
Tudekiks is rocked!
Sledgehammer knocks out Tudekiks with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Sledgehammer before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Sledgehammer picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hanny Sledgehammer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 1279 p4p, 2023 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 146 p4p, 212 weight class). Irrawaddy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Laos Rules!. Gay G is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Down. 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay G shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Irrawaddy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irrawaddy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Irrawaddy is on top in guard.
Gay G is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been hearing that Irrawaddy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gay G wants to sweep but no luck.
Irrawaddy throws a big right hand that misses.
Irrawaddy throws a big right hand that misses.
Irrawaddy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gay G keeping moving, preventing Irrawaddy from controlling successfully.
Irrawaddy preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irrawaddy manages to get himself to full guard.
Irrawaddy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Irrawaddy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gay G works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irrawaddy wants to control from the top but Gay G keeps moving.
Irrawaddy won't allow Gay G to sweep him here.
Gay G avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gay G is trying to keep Irrawaddy in close.
Gay G controlling Irrawaddy's posture.
Gay G is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gay G is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Irrawaddy wants to control from the top but Gay G keeps moving.
Irrawaddy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gay G looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gay G is trying to control the position but Irrawaddy postures up.
Gay G told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Irrawaddy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gay G seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Irrawaddy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gay G looking for a sweep. Not yet Gay G, not yet.
Gay G has Irrawaddy pulled in close to control his posture.
Irrawaddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gay G is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gay G is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irrawaddy postures up in Gay G's guard and throws a big left but Gay G blocks it.
Irrawaddy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Irrawaddy lands a couple of digs.
Irrawaddy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gay G works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gay G is trying to control the position but Irrawaddy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gay G is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Irrawaddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gay G is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gay G pulls Irrawaddy in close to prevent any damage.
Irrawaddy throws a big right hand that misses.
Irrawaddy wants to pass the guard but Gay G is keeping the position.
Gay G manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irrawaddy manages to get himself to full guard.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Irrawaddy keeps moving.
Irrawaddy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Irrawaddy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy is working hard here to advance position.
Irrawaddy looking to control.
Irrawaddy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gay G's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irrawaddy keeping moving, preventing Gay G from controlling successfully.
Irrawaddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gay G is one step ahead there.
Irrawaddy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Irrawaddy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Irrawaddy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Irrawaddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gay G can do to turn this around?
Irrawaddy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gay G takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gay G moves out of range of the strikes.
Gay G shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Irrawaddy is trying to defend but Gay G finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gay G working over Irrawaddy with some ground and pound. Irrawaddy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Irrawaddy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gay G trying to control but Irrawaddy is working from the bottom.
Irrawaddy looking to control.
Irrawaddy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gay G trying to control but Irrawaddy postures up.
Irrawaddy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G is working to get back to half guard.
Irrawaddy lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Irrawaddy.
Gay G is rocked!
Irrawaddy with the ground and pound from mount.
Gay G is still in real trouble! Can Irrawaddy finish him?
Irrawaddy loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Gay G scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Irrawaddy land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Irrawaddy stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Irrawaddy!
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