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OFK 82 - Mad Onion Vs Knox PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illegal Immigrant (ranked 3676 p4p, 4023 weight class) and Balal Lama (ranked 463 p4p, 500 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Immigrant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immigrant Song. Balal Lama will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Basic striking
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Illegal Immigrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immigrant checks the leg kick.
Immigrant misses with an uppercut.
Immigrant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lama dives in and scores a takedown into Immigrant's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama with a nice head shot there.
Lama content to stall in guard here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lama working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Lama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Immigrant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Immigrant tries to get out of the position.
Immigrant is looking to stand up but Lama isn't so interested in that idea.
Lama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lama with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lama tries to free his leg and advance position but Immigrant is retaining full guard.
Lama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Immigrant is keeping the position for now.
Lama is in close to Immigrant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lama cracks Immigrant with a solid left hand.
Immigrant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama passes Immigrant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lama in particular looking to stall.
Lama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Immigrant tries to kick Lama off but Lama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lama is looking to advance position but Immigrant won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lama prevents Immigrant from standing back up.
Lama moves nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Immigrant might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Immigrant is trying to improve his position.
Immigrant wants to get back to his feet but Lama drags him back down.
Lama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lama working the ground and pound.
Lama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Immigrant is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Immigrant's face as Lama controls the position.
Immigrant is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lama slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lama has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Immigrant is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lama is controlling him well.
Lama has hold of Immigrant's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Immigrant tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lama cranks the arm and Immigrant screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Immigrant, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Balal Lama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Jackson (ranked 24553 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Mark O Madsen (ranked 791 p4p, 322 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Your gonna pay. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark O Madsen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Madsen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
O Madsen working some strikes from top position.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Madsen lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but O Madsen is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Madsen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Madsen scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Madsen postures up.
O Madsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson keeping full guard, as O Madsen tries to pass.
O Madsen postures up and lands a big shot to Jackson's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing O Madsen from controlling successfully.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw O Madsen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
O Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Madsen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jackson wants to sweep here but O Madsen controlling him for the moment.
O Madsen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
O Madsen is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that O Madsen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Madsen looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Madsen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
O Madsen cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson is trying to keep O Madsen in close.
O Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Madsen distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
O Madsen stopping the sweep attempt from Jackson.
O Madsen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O Madsen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Madsen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells O Madsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
O Madsen landing with the ground and pound.
O Madsen with a nice head shot there.
O Madsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
O Madsen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson managing to control the position.
O Madsen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
O Madsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Madsen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but O Madsen has passed into side control.
O Madsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is not content to let O Madsen control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark O Madsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Madsen sprawls well. O Madsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
O Madsen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Madsen avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Madsen is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, O Madsen circles away and we're back to standing.
O Madsen clinches.
O Madsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Madsen prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Madsen breaks the clinch.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and O Madsen counters with a right hand to the body.
O Madsen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but O Madsen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by O Madsen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is staying active underneath O Madsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Madsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Madsen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
O Madsen working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
O Madsen slips nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, O Madsen seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
O Madsen controlling the action here.
O Madsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Madsen trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
O Madsen prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is looking to control O Madsen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Madsen wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
O Madsen is stalling here. Jackson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! O Madsen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jackson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
O Madsen tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
O Madsen is not content to let Jackson control the position.
O Madsen is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
O Madsen keeps Jackson under control for a moment.
Jackson gets to mount! O Madsen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to control but O Madsen wriggling away.
Jackson prevents O Madsen from getting the reversal.
Mark O Madsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Madsen tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Madsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Madsen is squirming around, avoiding Jackson's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark O Madsen 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Madsen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
O Madsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Madsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Freddy Jackson has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by O Madsen.
O Madsen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but O Madsen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Madsen trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
O Madsen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jackson!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Madsen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Madsen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Madsen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by O Madsen.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Madsen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jackson wants to hold on but O Madsen pushes him away.
O Madsen lands a big elbow.
O Madsen punishing his opponent with strikes.
 Jackson is rocked!
O Madsen landing shots from mount.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Madsen lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Madsen connects with a bit shot that sees Jackson covering up! More strikes from O Madsen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! O Madsen is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark O Madsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 3188 p4p, 2891 weight class) and Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 402 p4p, 359 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoshida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla . Yuuto Yoshida had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuto Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rinaldi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rinaldi moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Yoshida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rinaldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rinaldi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yoshida listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yoshida dips to his left and cracks Rinaldi with an uppercut!
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!
Rinaldi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rinaldi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Yoshida. Beautiful body shot.
Rinaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rinaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rinaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A lazy left from Yoshida finds it's target.
Yoshida lands a nice shot that snaps Rinaldi's head back.
Rinaldi walks into a straight right hand from Yoshida.
Yoshida with a nice calf kick.
Rinaldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rinaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida fakes the leg kick and cracks Rinaldi in the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rinaldi there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws a series of strikes that have Rinaldi backpedaling.
Yoshida looks to land a combination but Rinaldi avoids it well.
Yoshida clinches up with Rinaldi and pushes him back against the cage.
Rinaldi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoshida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rinaldi in his tracks.
Yoshida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rinaldi tries to move into range but Yoshida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yoshida stuns Rinaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida sets himself, and Rinaldi steps forward looking for the clinch! Yoshida avoids it this time.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rinaldi is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
Rinaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yoshida lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida closes the distance and clinches.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rinaldi, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rinaldi if he has to take too many more of those.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rinaldi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rinaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuuto Yoshida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Rinaldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rinaldi misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Rinaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoshida thuds his right hand into Rinaldi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rinaldi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rinaldi's sensitive parts.
Yoshida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoshida digs a good hook to Rinaldi's body.
Yoshida rushes Rinaldi and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yoshida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yoshida lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoshida has managed to clinch.
Rinaldi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rinaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshida!
Rinaldi doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida lands with a good body shot.
Yoshida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rinaldi.
Yuuto Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida thuds his shin into the meat of Rinaldi's side.
Yoshida takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida breaks the clinch.
Yoshida jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshida. Rinaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshida clobbers Rinaldi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rinaldi throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Rinaldi in a clinch.
Yoshida manages to break the clinch.
Yoshida throws a push kick but Rinaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Rinaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Rinaldi.
Rinaldi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rinaldi throws out a loose jab but Yoshida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoshida connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida swinging wildly here.
Rinaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Yoshida shakes him off and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida pushes Rinaldi away with a front kick.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rinaldi's head.
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rinaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida works the jab nicely.
Yoshida forces Rinaldi back against the cage and clinches.
Yoshida breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that Rinaldi avoids nicely.
Rinaldi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rinaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoshida throws a hook to the side of Rinaldi's head but Rinaldi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoshida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Rinaldi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rinaldi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rinaldi slips a jab and a cross from Yoshida.
Yoshida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshida stuns Rinaldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rinaldi throws a series of punches but Yoshida avoids them all with ease.
Rinaldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rinaldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rinaldi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoshida connects with a body shot that sends Rinaldi's belly button to the back.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rinaldi can do to turn this around?
Yoshida clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rinaldi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rinaldi has had enough of the clinch but Yoshida keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Rinaldi is breathing heavily.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi can't break the clinch.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yoshida has Rinaldi pressed against the cage, preventing Rinaldi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rinaldi is trying to break the clinch but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Rinaldi backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
 Rinaldi is rocked!
Yoshida lands an uppercut.
Rinaldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yuuto Yoshida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yoshida lands a big right hand that drops Rinaldi! The killer instinct kicks in and Yoshida finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yoshida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuuto Yoshida!
Yuuto Yoshida opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertel Haardt (ranked 2237 p4p, 2541 weight class) and John Amery (ranked 241 p4p, 273 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Amery!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amery fails with the takedown.
Amery avoids the head kick by Haardt.
Amery misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haardt stuffs the takedown.
Bertel Haardt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Amery.
Haardt stuffs the takedown.
Haardt drops Amery with a beautiful combination! Amery stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haardt is looking for the KO!
Amery is rocked!
 It looks like John Amery has been cut.
Haardt throws an uppercut from hell that sends Amery clean off his feet! He's out cold! Haardt stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bertel Haardt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1418 p4p, 3000 weight class) and Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 225 p4p, 408 weight class). Hershel Hasselhoff acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Hasselhoff off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Hasselhoff has a takedown stuffed.
Hasselhoff shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Walker pushes Hasselhoff up against the cage in a clinch.
Hasselhoff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hershel Hasselhoff.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hasselhoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walker is fending him off so far but Hasselhoff persists. Nope, Walker circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Hasselhoff slips the punch.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walker delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselhoff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker drops Hasselhoff with a right and a left! Walker comes rushing in but Hasselhoff regains his composure and manages to keep Walker in guard.
It looks like Hershel Hasselhoff has been cut.
Hasselhoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hasselhoff is working an open guard so Walker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Walker lunges at Hasselhoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hasselhoff's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasselhoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a right hand that sends Hasselhoff tumbling to the canvas! Can Walker finish him? He dives into Hasselhoff's guard looking to do just that!
Hasselhoff is rocked!
Walker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hasselhoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hasselhoff is still in real trouble! Can Walker finish him?
Walker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hasselhoff, up you get!
Walker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Walker stands up out of the half guard.
Hasselhoff seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker gets a clinch.
I was talking to Walker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Walker.
Hasselhoff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hasselhoff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Hasselhoff is trying to drag Walker to the mat but Walker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hasselhoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker lands a big shot that drops Hasselhoff! Can he finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walker knocks out Hasselhoff with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Walker before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Walker picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Walker!
Chief Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Barnes (ranked 1397 p4p, 2590 weight class) and Charlie Chan (ranked 222 p4p, 354 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Chan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.
Chan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan throws a body kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Chan misses.
As Chan looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Chan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barnes is looking to clinch.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chan or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes, which made it look bad.
As Chan looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chan.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Chan jumps back.
Chan throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem.
Chan lands a nice hook to Barnes's body. Barnes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Chan's belly button to the back.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barnes slips a straight right by Chan.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chan throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes blocks a leg kick.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Barnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Chan shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Chan misses.
Barnes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chan scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Barnes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chan tries to keep at a distance but Barnes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chan is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan checks a low kick from Barnes.
Chan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Chan misses.
Chan misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Barnes motions for Chan to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
As Chan tries to get set, Barnes tries to push him back and clinch up but Chan manages to avoid the attempt.
Chan loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chan lands a jab to the head.
Chan misses with a wild combination.
Barnes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Chan's shoulder, as Chan tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Chan with an uppercut!
Chan takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes moves into range and clinches up with Chan.
Barnes lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan prevents a body shot from Barnes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
Barnes tries to clinch but Chan moves out of range.
Chan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barnes lands a high kick!
Chan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barnes.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Andrew Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barnes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chan!
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan lands the left hand.
Chan keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
Chan throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Barnes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chan.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chan misses with a low kick.
Barnes tries to counter by clinching up but Chan breaks away and moves out of range.
Chan cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes is looking to clinch but Chan is avoiding it.
Chan looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Barnes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chan connects with a looping right hand.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrew Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Chan drops back down to his feet.
Chan is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chan.
Chan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Chan is out of range.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Nice shot by Barnes.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Charlie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chan tries for a takedown but Barnes manages to get underhooks.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Chan drops back down to his feet.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling him.
Chan blocking some punches.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
Barnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan pulls guard.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chan, up you get!
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!
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan with a nice cross.
Chan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back.
Barnes throws a low kick but Chan avoids it.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrew Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan throws a right hand that Barnes ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnes also avoids with ease.
Chan misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Chan keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Chan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barnes thumps Chan with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrew Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan scores with a body shot.
Barnes is looking to wear down Chan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Chan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes clinches up with Chan and pushes him back against the cage.
Chan has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chan.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan scores with a jab.
Jab by Chan.
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!
Barnes slips under a jab from Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes clinches.
Chan is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes clinches with his opponent.
Chan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrew Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Chan.
Barnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chan looks for a takedown but Barnes sprawls well.
Barnes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chan misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Chan throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Chan misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Barnes wants to clinch.
Barnes swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chan wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barnes.
Barnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes lands a right hand.
I was talking to Barnes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Barnes.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Chan moved away.
Barnes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chan is able to avoid easily.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
An inside leg kick from Barnes misses.
Chan lands a lovely overhand right.
Chan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Chan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charlie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes tries to clinch but Chan is having none of it.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes is looking to counter punch.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Chan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chan blocks a head kick by Barnes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Barnes instigates a clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnes, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Barnes!
Andrew Barnes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scot Harwath (ranked 882 p4p, 3770 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 139 p4p, 483 weight class). Conor OShea will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OShea missing with a left hand there. Harwath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OShea lands with a kick to the temple. Harwath shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
OShea throws a poor cross that misses
and Harwath counters with a straight right hand.
Harwath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
OShea lands with a shot to the body.
OShea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harwath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OShea on the wrong end of a nice hook.
OShea lands a high kick!
OShea is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OShea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No joy there for OShea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
OShea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harwath cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
OShea is rocked!
OShea bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Harwath comes at him with an uppercut from hell! OShea falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! OShea was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scot Harwath!
A victorious Scot Harwath thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 1293 p4p, 1742 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 142 p4p, 187 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mazepin's choice of entrance music: boom. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazepin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brand is trying to stand up here but Mazepin is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazepin is looking for a kimura but Brand is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mazepin to get the leverage.
Brand pushes Mazepin off and gets back to his feet.
Brand slaps away a takedown attempt from Mazepin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brand connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mazepin. Mazepin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Brand throws a series of punches but Mazepin moves out of range.
Mazepin with the counter takedown but Brand avoids it easily.
Brand lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazepin shoots in and drives through. Brand sprawls well.
Brand was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mazepin slips a jab from Brand.
Brand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mazepin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand lands a lovely overhand right.
Mazepin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brand.
Brand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brand scores with a body shot.
Brand throws a shot from downtown. Mazepin moves away and avoids it.
Mazepin slips under a jab from Brand.
Mazepin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Brand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Mazepin.
Brand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazepin was well out of range. Poor timing from Brand.
Mazepin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brand listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin with a poor takedown
and Brand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Fedor Mazepin's cut even more.
Brand waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mazepin. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mazepin to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Mazepin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazepin is working an open guard so Brand takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mazepin is still on wobbly legs! Can Brand finish him?
Brand connects with a body shot.
Brand scores with a shot to the body.
Mazepin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mazepin looks winded!
Brand closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Mazepin out cold! Mazepin corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Brand!
Fedor Mazepin spoke after the fight, saying 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1188 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Chame Boxing Champ (ranked 167 p4p, 226 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chame Boxing Champ!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez stuns Boxing Champ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boxing Champ moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Boxing Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez is working for takedown but Boxing Champ is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxing Champ drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.
Boxing Champ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxing Champ drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boxing Champ defends well.
Gomez is looking for a triangle but Boxing Champ pushes his legs off easily.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxing Champ advances position into side control!
Boxing Champ working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ controls the position.
Boxing Champ looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom here.
Boxing Champ gets to mount! Gomez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Boxing Champ fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boxing Champ lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boxing Champ looking for a guillotine from mount but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boxing Champ lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boxing Champ wants to control the pace but Gomez is squirming around nicely.
Boxing Champ breaks from Gomez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying desperately to improve position.
Boxing Champ with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Boxing Champ takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxing Champ is keeping the position for now.
Boxing Champ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boxing Champ manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gomez controlling Boxing Champ's posture.
Boxing Champ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Boxing Champ from controlling successfully.
Boxing Champ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boxing Champ with a nice head shot there.
Boxing Champ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boxing Champ tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Gomez looking for a guillotine here but Boxing Champ defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez controls Boxing Champ momentarily but Boxing Champ frees himself.
Boxing Champ makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gomez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxing Champ defends it easily.
Gomez working for a triangle but Boxing Champ defends it easily.
Boxing Champ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chame Boxing Champ dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boxing Champ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomez moves forwards but Boxing Champ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxing Champ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez slips a straight right by Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Boxing Champ's defenses.
Boxing Champ moves into the clinch.
Boxing Champ misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez has picked Boxing Champ up - he's going for a ride! Gomez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gomez trying to control from Boxing Champ's half guard. Boxing Champ has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez prevents Boxing Champ from getting back to his feet.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomez is in close to Boxing Champ's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boxing Champ wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
Boxing Champ is wriggling around but Gomez manages to pass to half guard.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Boxing Champ is working away.
Chame Boxing Champ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boxing Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomez.
Gomez is stalling here. Boxing Champ is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boxing Champ has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Boxing Champ is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to reverse the position.
Boxing Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boxing Champ is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gomez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boxing Champ is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boxing Champ working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ grinds an elbow into Gomez's temple.
Gomez manages to get back to half guard.
Gomez wants to control but Boxing Champ is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ is looking for a kimura but Gomez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxing Champ to get the leverage.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boxing Champ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boxing Champ stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control here.
Boxing Champ wants to take a breather but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez wants to control but Boxing Champ is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boxing Champ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez trying to hold on to Boxing Champ's head to control him but Boxing Champ postures up.
Gomez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chame Boxing Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boxing Champ takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxing Champ goes for a double leg but Gomez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gomez continues to drive forward.
Boxing Champ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxing Champ fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.
Boxing Champ misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boxing Champ misses with a body shot.
Boxing Champ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ forces Gomez back against the cage and clinches.
Boxing Champ dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxing Champ blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez lands a left hand.
Boxing Champ is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gomez is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Boxing Champ has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carlos Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chame Boxing Champ.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxing Champ shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Carlos Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Boxing Champ.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boxing Champ.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chame Boxing Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez cracks a nice hook into Boxing Champ's ribs.
Boxing Champ is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Boxing Champ instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Boxing Champ forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boxing Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxing Champ tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Boxing Champ pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxing Champ blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boxing Champ gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Boxing Champ.
Gomez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boxing Champ gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boxing Champ tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boxing Champ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gomez misses with a body kick.
Boxing Champ cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boxing Champ dives in for a single leg takedown but Gomez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxing Champ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Boxing Champ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez scores with a one two! Boxing Champ had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boxing Champ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxing Champ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxing Champ tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxing Champ has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Boxing Champ fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez cracks Boxing Champ with a good jab.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Chame Boxing Champ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxing Champ swinging wildly here.
Gomez throws a big counter combination but Boxing Champ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
It looks like Gomez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boxing Champ throws a wild hook but Gomez just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Boxing Champ gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Gomez raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Gomez!
A relieved looking Carlos Gomez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Mad Onion (ranked 224 p4p, 276 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 39 p4p, 45 weight class). Knox has chosen Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knox throws out a counter right but Mad Onion avoids it with no problem.
Mad Onion connects with a leg kick.
Mad Onion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
Mad Onion avoids the body shot from Knox.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mad Onion misses the jab.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Mad Onion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Mad Onion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mad Onion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mad Onion slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mad Onion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knox is rocked!
Mad Onion takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Mad Onion finish him?
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Mad Onion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow strike.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Mad Onion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox is working Mad Onion over against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mad Onion moves out of range of the strikes.
Mad Onion moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Mad Onion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
A left lands for Mad Onion.
A jab from Knox misses.
Mad Onion scores with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mad Onion throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knox taking a breather.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Mad Onion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad Onion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox lands a body shot.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad Onion scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Mad Onion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Mad Onion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox catches Mad Onion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mad Onion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knox, pushing him back against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Knox! Mad Onion is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox is the new heavyweight champion!
Zeta Knox very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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pop
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