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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Powder Power (ranked 4847 p4p, 6004 weight class) and George Ram (ranked 546 p4p, 617 weight class). Powder Power 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Powder Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Ram!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ram decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Power looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ram connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Ram takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ram is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ram trying to control the pace.
Power knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ram on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ram scores with a couple of nice shots.
Power trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ram takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ram decides to stand up.
Power goes for a double leg but Ram avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ram continues to drive forward.
Ram wants to counter with a clinch but Power pushes him away.
Ram tries for a takedown but Power manages to get underhooks.
Power has had enough of the clinch but Ram keeps him there for the moment.
Ram pulls guard effortlessly.
Ram wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ram looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Power is defending well. Ram quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Power has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ram celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Ram!
Our winner, George Ram, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sierron (ranked 4887 p4p, 4872 weight class) and Benny Owens (ranked 574 p4p, 572 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Sierron has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Sierron seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Sierron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Owens!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierron throws a head kick but Owens moves out of range.
Sierron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sierron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sierron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sierron to the mat! Sierron manages to get full guard.
Owens has gone for a leg lock! Sierron slips out almost immediately though and dives into Owens's guard.
Owens throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sierron escapes and throws Owens's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Owens is looking to reverse the position.
Sierron decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Owens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sierron circles away.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
Owens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sierron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens fails to land the takedown.
Sierron tries to sprawl but Owens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Owens is keen to just control but Sierron is a slippery customer.
Owens wants to work for an arm triangle but Sierron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Owens is keen to just control but Sierron is a slippery customer.
Sierron makes his way to full guard, as Owens worked for a kimura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owens trying to control but Sierron is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierron lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sierron postures up.
Owens has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sierron has passed into side control.
Owens tries to bench press Sierron off him but Sierron keeps the position.
Sierron has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sierron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benny Owens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Owens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sierron sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Owens somewhat.
Tony Sierron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Owens.
No joy there for Sierron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sierron takes the fight into the clinch.
Owens misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens misses with the head strike.
Sierron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owens misses with a punch to the body.
Owens misses with a body punch.
Owens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sierron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owens misses with the head strike.
Owens can't find room to land a body shot as Sierron controls the action.
Owens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sierron is trying to break the clinch but Owens is controlling him.
Owens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sierron prevents it.
Sierron working hard to break the clinch.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owens keeps control of Sierron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sierron has had enough of the clinch but Owens keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens prevents Sierron from breaking the clinch.
Owens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sierron's elbow.
Owens working aggressively here.
Owens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sierron is looking to break free of the clinch but Owens has double underhooks.
Sierron is struggling to control the position.
Sierron pushes off an throws an elbow but Owens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Owens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owens can't find room to land a body shot as Sierron controls the action.
Owens tries to throw a body punch but Sierron avoids it by throwing Owens back against the cage.
Sierron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Owens tries for a takedown but Sierron manages to get underhooks.
Owens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sierron is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Owens lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sierron scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Owens manages to mount him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Owens throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sierron dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Owens gets a takedown into half guard.
Sierron has one foot on Owens's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Owens misses with a hook.
Owens misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Sierron's head coaches at Cope's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sierron misses with a body kick.
Owens drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sierron defends it well.
Owens darts in trying to clinch
and Sierron counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Sierron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Owens doesn't manage to clinch there - Sierron circles away.
Owens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Sierron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sierron throws a head kick but Owens moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sierron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Owens tries to counter it with a takedown but Sierron pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierron stalks Owens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Owens's face. Owens staggers backwards, shaken.
Tony Sierron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owens dives in and grabs Sierron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sierron pushes down on Owens's head and hops out.
Owens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sierron avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Owens.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owens is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sierron sees it coming and defends easily.
Owens 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.
Owens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sierron does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens is trying to work for a kimura but Sierron is defending well.
Owens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sierron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Owens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sierron regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Owens.
Sierron keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sierron is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierron is trying to keep Owens in close.
Owens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Owens looking to sit in guard and control but Sierron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Owens is pulling down on Sierron's head. It's preventing any offense from Sierron, at least for the moment.
Owens throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Owens is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sierron is keeping the position for now.
Sierron keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Owens is stalling in the full guard.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Sierron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sierron dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Owens is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sierron.
Owens wants to clinch.
Sierron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Owens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sierron.
Owens is looking to clinch but Sierron is avoiding it.
A combination from Sierron does no damage.
Owens darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sierron won't allow Owens to pass to mount.
Owens is just content to waste time from the top position. Sierron takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Owens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Owens tries to free his leg and advance position but Sierron is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierron keeping moving, preventing Owens from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Owens drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sierron manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Owens has Sierron in his guard.
Owens looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sierron passes into half guard.
Owens has a hand on Sierron's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sierron takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Benny Owens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierron wants to control the pace but Owens is squirming around nicely.
Owens is trying to escape the mount.
Owens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Owens is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sierron pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Owens is in trouble now - Sierron has advanced to mount!
Owens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Owens is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens wants to hold on but Sierron pushes him away.
Sierron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Owens can do to turn this around?
Owens regains half guard.
Owens is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sierron pulls his head out easily.
Owens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Owens looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Owens has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sierron escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sierron!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Sierron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sierron, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Sierron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dawson (ranked 6173 p4p, 5136 weight class) and Tim Silverspoon (ranked 580 p4p, 511 weight class). Tim Silverspoon struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dave Dawson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Silverspoon!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverspoon misses with a few strikes there.
Silverspoon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dawson stops Silverspoon from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silverspoon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silverspoon is looking to escape.
Dawson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silverspoon looks winded!
Dawson slips a nice elbow through Silverspoon's hands, connecting with Silverspoon's forehead.
Dawson trying to pass the guard but Silverspoon defending well.
Ground and pound from Dawson.
Dawson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dawson seems to be working for a kimura but Silverspoon defends the submission attempt.
Dawson content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silverspoon is trying to stand.
Dawson passes to full mount!
Dawson dominating with strikes here.
Dawson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 Silverspoon is rocked!
Dawson softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Silverspoon is out cold! Dawson jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Dawson!
Dave Dawson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilber (ranked 4361 p4p, 6018 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 456 p4p, 565 weight class). The key to victory for Sam Wilber has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Wilber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent staying out of range there.
Kent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Kent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilber.
Wilber throws an off balance right hand
and Kent counters with a good, hard body kick but Wilber shrugs it off.
Clark Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilber scores with a counter punch that sends Kent to the canvas! Wilber smells blood - he's punishing Kent with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kent has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Wilber!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Stuart (ranked 24883 p4p, 5048 weight class) and Olenev Stepanovich (ranked 706 p4p, 498 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olenev Stepanovich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart tries to score with a low kick but Stepanovich moves his leg out of the way.
Stuart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stepanovich sizes up Stuart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left lands for Stepanovich.
Stuart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stepanovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stepanovich works the jab nicely.
Stuart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stuart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich thuds a left hand into Stuart's body.
Stepanovich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stepanovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stepanovich duly obliges.
A jab lands there for Stepanovich.
Stuart is breathing heavily.
Stuart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Olenev Stepanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Stepanovich coming out on top.
Stepanovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stepanovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stepanovich connects with a jab.
Stepanovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 Stuart is rocked!
Stepanovich closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Stuart out cold! Stuart corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olenev Stepanovich!
Olenev Stepanovich gave a mention to Coconut Supplement Co. (10% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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