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OFK 116 - Power Vs Harper PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muggy Mugshot (ranked 3090 p4p, 5312 weight class) and Rocky Raccoon (ranked 366 p4p, 534 weight class). Rocky Raccoon 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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muggy Mugshot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Raccoon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugshot scores with a hook to the body. Raccoon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mugshot tries to work over Raccoon's front leg with a kick but Raccoon checks it.
Raccoon tries to counter with a clinch but Mugshot shakes him off and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mugshot.
 It looks like Rocky Raccoon has been cut.
Raccoon looks winded!
Jab by Mugshot.
Mugshot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mugshot cracks Raccoon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mugshot has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Raccoon to stand back up!
 Raccoon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raccoon leaves his chin hanging out and Mugshot seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Raccoon crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Muggy Mugshot!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Sinisterra (ranked 2878 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Del Lewis (ranked 345 p4p, 475 weight class). Luis Sinisterra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Del Lewis's chin.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sinisterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Del Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Sinisterra! Oh, that's hurt him - Lewis falls to the canvas and Sinisterra follows him into side control.
Lewis is rocked!
It looks like Del Lewis has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinisterra wants to stand but Lewis is controlling his arm.
Lewis is still in real trouble! Can Sinisterra finish him?
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinisterra decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lewis to his feet.
Sinisterra closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lewis out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luis Sinisterra!
Luis Sinisterra 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 Mike Carpenter (ranked 2577 p4p, 5381 weight class) and Bertrand Wade (ranked 315 p4p, 540 weight class). Mike Carpenter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bertrand Wade's chin.
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bertrand Wade!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter instigates a clinch.
Wade is trying to stall.
Wade has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Carpenter uses from the top position.
Carpenter works over Wade with some ground and pound from guard.
Wade looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carpenter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carpenter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wade is still trying to improve position.
Carpenter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carpenter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wade is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wade trying to control from Carpenter's half guard. Carpenter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Carpenter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carpenter tries to get out of the position.
Wade wants to control from the top but Carpenter keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Carpenter wants a takedown but no success here.
Wade wants to get back to striking at distance but Carpenter won't allow it.
Carpenter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Carpenter preventing the sweep.
Carpenter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carpenter landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wade not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carpenter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wade has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carpenter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wade is striking from the bottom but Carpenter uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Carpenter controlling the pace.
Carpenter working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing that Carpenter has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Carpenter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wade tries to get to full guard but Carpenter has control of the leg.
Carpenter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carpenter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Carpenter slows the pace down in half guard.
Wade has hold of Carpenter's hands but Carpenter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wade wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carpenter controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carpenter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wade tries to keep at a distance but Carpenter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carpenter leaning against his opponent.
Carpenter is trying to trip Wade. He has hold of a leg but Wade is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Carpenter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Carpenter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carpenter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wade's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpenter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carpenter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Carpenter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter is working Wade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carpenter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carpenter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carpenter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carpenter tries to move to mount but Wade blocks the move with his legs.
Wade being controlled for a moment.
Carpenter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade manages to get back to half guard.
Carpenter stops Wade from getting back to his feet.
Wade moves into full guard.
Carpenter is stalling in the full guard.
Carpenter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carpenter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade is looking for a triangle but Carpenter pushes his legs off easily.
Wade has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carpenter has passed into side control.
Carpenter gets to mount! Wade was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wade is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carpenter landing punches.
Carpenter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wade in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wade taking shots to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carpenter cracks Wade with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carpenter controlling the pace for now.
Carpenter landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carpenter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carpenter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wade is fending him off so far but Carpenter persists. Nope, Wade circles away and we're back to standing.
Wade tries to clinch there but Carpenter circles away.
Carpenter gets a clinch.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wade gets control of Carpenter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wade will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Carpenter distracts Wade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carpenter wants to pass the guard but Wade is keeping the position.
Carpenter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wade wants to improve his position but instead Carpenter has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Carpenter.
Carpenter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wade sees it coming and defends easily.
Wade wants to get back to full guard.
Carpenter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Carpenter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wade trying to control here.
Carpenter is taking a breather. Wade says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wade wants to clinch up but Carpenter keeps it at a distance.
Carpenter drops Wade with a big left hand and mounts him. Wade is in big trouble!
Carpenter working the ground and pound effectively.
Wade is rocked!
Wade is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter content just to control the position here.
Mike Carpenter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carpenter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carpenter controlling from the full mount.
Carpenter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wade is trying desperately to improve position.
Wade sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Carpenter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter drops an elbow to the side of Wade's head.
Bertrand Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpenter trying to control the pace.
Carpenter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wade with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carpenter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpenter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Carpenter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carpenter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Carpenter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 3080 p4p, 3115 weight class) and James Neer (ranked 382 p4p, 388 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Neer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lama tries to avoid it but Neer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lama to the ground. Lama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lama defending well as Neer loads up on a big left hand.
Lama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lama working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lama trying to control the position but Neer is working away.
Lama controlling the position.
Lama is looking to take a break and control but Neer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lama working the head with strikes.
Lama staying calm.
Lama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Neer down.
Lama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Neer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neer is not content to let Lama control the position.
Lama lands with a punch from half guard.
Neer is rocked!
Neer wants to get back to full guard.
Lama is keen to just control but Neer is a slippery customer.
Lama passes to full mount!
Lama lands a couple of good shots and Neer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Neer is still in real trouble! Can Lama finish him?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lama controlling the positon.
Lama is cranking Neer's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Neer! He's tightened the choke and Neer is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Balal Lama!
Balal Lama made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karsten Koererlaerer (ranked 1978 p4p, 4285 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 204 p4p, 388 weight class). Damato has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karsten Koererlaerer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato throws a right and a left that Koererlaerer avoids nicely.
Koererlaerer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Koererlaerer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koererlaerer cracks Damato with a solid left hand.
Damato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koererlaerer defends it easily.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of digs.
Damato manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Koererlaerer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Damato just leaning against Koererlaerer, taking a breather.
Damato successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koererlaerer chips away with some ground and pound.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koererlaerer distracts Damato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Damato wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koererlaerer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koererlaerer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koererlaerer wants to pass the guard but Damato is keeping the position.
Damato keeping moving, preventing Koererlaerer from controlling successfully.
Damato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koererlaerer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koererlaerer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koererlaerer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koererlaerer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of elbows.
Koererlaerer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Koererlaerer scoring with some ground and pound.
Koererlaerer scoring with some ground and pound.
Koererlaerer postures up and lands a big shot to Damato's brow.
Damato is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koererlaerer is controlling him.
Damato looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koererlaerer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position from guard on top but Damato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koererlaerer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koererlaerer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damato has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Koererlaerer distracts Damato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koererlaerer is in close to Damato's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koererlaerer preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of digs.
Koererlaerer working some strikes from top position.
Damato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koererlaerer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koererlaerer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Damato striking off his back but it's not causing Koererlaerer any problems.
Damato wants to sweep here but Koererlaerer controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koererlaerer lands a couple of elbows.
Koererlaerer trying to control but Damato is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karsten Koererlaerer 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.
Koererlaerer tries for a takedown but Damato sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koererlaerer circles away quickly and effectively.
Damato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damato takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Damato.
Damato goes for a double leg but Koererlaerer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koererlaerer continues to drive forward.
Koererlaerer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damato avoids it really well and circles away.
Koererlaerer shoots in looking for a takedown. Damato tries to sprawl out of it but Koererlaerer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Damato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karsten Koererlaerer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damato throws a series of punches but Koererlaerer avoids them all with ease.
Damato throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koererlaerer on the side of the head.
Koererlaerer misses with a takedown attempt - Damato sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damato is looking to clinch but Koererlaerer is avoiding it.
Damato dives in and grabs Koererlaerer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koererlaerer pushes down on Damato's head and hops out.
Koererlaerer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damato defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koererlaerer.
Damato wants to clinch.
Damato misses with a series of wild punches.
Damato doesn't manage to clinch there - Koererlaerer circles away.
Damato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damato lands a jab to the head.
Koererlaerer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Koererlaerer slips a nice elbow through Damato's hands, connecting with Damato's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damato is refusing to be controlled, as Koererlaerer sits in half guard.
Damato has hold of Koererlaerer's hands but Koererlaerer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damato trying to control from the bottom.
Damato looking for a kimura from the bottom but Koererlaerer passes into side control!
Koererlaerer wants to control but Damato is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damato takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Koererlaerer trying to control the position but Damato is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koererlaerer's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Koererlaerer there.
Damato is not content to let Koererlaerer control the position.
Karsten Koererlaerer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koererlaerer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koererlaerer's back!
Koererlaerer wants to get back to his feet.
Koererlaerer is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Damato is persistently looking for the submission but Koererlaerer is defending it well.
Damato is persistently looking for the submission but Koererlaerer is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Damato patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Koererlaerer turns into Damato and is now in his guard.
Damato wants to sweep here but Koererlaerer controlling him for the moment.
Koererlaerer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Damato has his foot on Koererlaerer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koererlaerer works his way back into a safe position though.
Damato is breathing heavily.
Damato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Damato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rocco Damato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Damato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koererlaerer throws a leg kick but Damato sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Damato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koererlaerer is able to avoid easily.
Damato moves out of range as Koererlaerer strikes.
Koererlaerer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koererlaerer shoots in for a double leg but Damato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rocco Damato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damato scoring well with a low kick there.
Koererlaerer gets a takedown into half guard.
Koererlaerer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koererlaerer stops Damato from getting back to his feet.
Damato is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Koererlaerer working Damato over with strikes.
Damato tries to roll over but Koererlaerer keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damato is refusing to be controlled, as Koererlaerer sits in half guard.
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. Koererlaerer connects with a nice short shot to Damato's temple.
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. Koererlaerer connects with a nice short shot to Damato's temple.
Koererlaerer is trying to control. Damato wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Koererlaerer.
Koererlaerer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koererlaerer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koererlaerer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koererlaerer lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koererlaerer wants to pass to mount but Damato is defending the position.
Koererlaerer is keen to just control but Damato is a slippery customer.
Damato has hold of Koererlaerer's hands but Koererlaerer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koererlaerer drops an elbow to the side of Damato's head.
Koererlaerer 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.
Koererlaerer moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Damato.
Damato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damato is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer trying to control the action but Damato is working from the bottom.
Koererlaerer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koererlaerer is keen to just control but Damato is a slippery customer.
Koererlaerer is pressing down on Damato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damato is holding on for now.
Koererlaerer lands with a punch from half guard.
Koererlaerer working the head and body with strikes.
Koererlaerer lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damato keeps working.
Koererlaerer working over Damato with some ground and pound. Damato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Damato is trying to stand back up but Koererlaerer is controlling him
Koererlaerer is trying to control the action in half guard but Damato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koererlaerer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koererlaerer 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koererlaerer lands a nice short elbow.
Koererlaerer working over Damato with some ground and pound. Damato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koererlaerer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karsten Koererlaerer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koererlaerer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karsten Koererlaerer!
Karsten Koererlaerer gave a mention to Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertel Haardt (ranked 2083 p4p, 2883 weight class) and Fedor Mazepin (ranked 262 p4p, 346 weight class). Mazepin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bertel Haardt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fedor Mazepin's chin.
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Haardt misses.
Mazepin dives in and scores a takedown into Haardt's guard.
Haardt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haardt wants to stand up but Mazepin is controlling him.
Mazepin drops back looking for a leg! Haardt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haardt manages to kick Mazepin off! Mazepin jumps back into Haardt's guard.
Mazepin stands up over Haardt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
 It looks like Bertel Haardt has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin chips away with some ground and pound.
Haardt is looking to stand up but Mazepin isn't so interested in that idea.
Mazepin throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haardt wants to stand up but Mazepin is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazepin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mazepin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mazepin looking to pass the guard.
Mazepin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazepin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haardt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mazepin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haardt's head.
Mazepin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mazepin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mazepin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mazepin has gone for a leg lock! Haardt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mazepin's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mazepin trying to control the position.
Mazepin has a closed guard, preventing Haardt from standing up.
Mazepin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Haardt should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mazepin has tightened it up now! Haardt should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fedor Mazepin!
Fedor Mazepin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 883 p4p, 5789 weight class) and Will Nelson (ranked 117 p4p, 560 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nelson.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Billy Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Nelson.
Williams works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
Nelson looks winded!
Williams cracks Nelson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williams has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nelson to stand back up!
It looks like Will Nelson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams sends Nelson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Williams is motioning to the referee to let Nelson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nelson is rocked!
That has opened up Will Nelson's cut even more.
Nelson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Williams. Nelson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Williams!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Billy Williams waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 1430 p4p, 1715 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 183 p4p, 214 weight class). 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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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 29 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele looks to land a left hand but Zinsou moved out of range nicely.
Zinsou has closed the distance and engaged Nekele in a clinch.
Zinsou tries to land knees in the clinch but Nekele avoids the damage to the body.
Nekele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zinsou backwards.
Zinsou tries to pull guard but Nekele won't allow it.
Nekele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nekele manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Nekele.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Nekele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zinsous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zinsou throws a jab when Nekele was well out of range.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches.
Nekele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zinsou backwards.
Zinsou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nekele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Nekele scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nekele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nekele throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou blocks an uppercut.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nekele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zinsou ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Zinsou looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nekele lands a right hand from hell, dropping Zinsou. Nekele pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 938 p4p, 2125 weight class) and Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 126 p4p, 266 weight class). Leonid Martinyuk 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall drives through and clinches with Martinyuk against the cage.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinyuk.
Martinyuk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Martinyuk manages to break the clinch.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinyuk slips under a jab from Hall.
Martinyuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hall eats them both and turns towards Martinyuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Martinyuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Hall.
Hall misses with a kick to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Martinyuk seems unphased.
Hall throws the left hand but Martinyuk avoids the punch easily.
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!
Martinyuk avoids the head kick by Hall.
Martinyuk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Hall.
Hall slips a jab from Martinyuk.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Martinyuk is out of range.
Martinyuk throws a counter combo.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martinyuk takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Martinyuk misses.
Martinyuk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hall moves out of range as Martinyuk strikes.
Martinyuk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinyuk lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinyuk.
Hall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinyuk on the side of the head.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a nice body kick.
Hall staying out of range there.
Martinyuk lands with a right hand.
Martinyuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinyuk slips under a jab from Hall.
Martinyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinyuk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Martinyuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinyuk walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Martinyuk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Martinyuk slips a straight right by Hall.
A little jabbing left from Martinyuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinyuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws the kick towards the body but Martinyuk avoids it.
Martinyuk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinyuk slips a jab from Hall.
Martinyuk throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk works the jab nicely.
Martinyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinyuk.
Hall looks to land a combination but Martinyuk avoids it well.
Martinyuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinyuk.
Hall jabs at Martinyuk's body.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Martinyuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall looks to throw a body kick
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Martinyuk throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall slips a straight right by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk connects with a nice looking jab.
Martinyuk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Martinyuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Martinyuk thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
Martinyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinyuk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hall throws a jab when Martinyuk was well out of range.
Martinyuk misses with a looping left.
Martinyuk throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Martinyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall with a jab.
Martinyuk throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall moves away from the strike by Martinyuk.
A big right from Hall misses.
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!
Martinyuk ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Martinyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinyuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martinyuk finds it's way through Hall's defenses.
Martinyuk staying out of range there.
Martinyuk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Martinyuk scores with a nice head shot.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Martinyuk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Martinyuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martinyuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Martinyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall misses with a hook
letting Martinyuk counter with a right hand.
Martinyuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Martinyuk.
Martinyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
A big right from Hall misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Martinyuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall throws a jab when Martinyuk was well out of range.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Martinyuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall throws a body punch but Martinyuk moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonid Martinyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinyuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Martinyuk blocks a head kick by Hall.
Martinyuk thows a body kick. Hall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Martinyuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinyuk's corner calls for a 1-2. Martinyuk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Martinyuk moved out of range.
Martinyuk defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Martinyuk misses the shot to the body.
Martinyuk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinyuk walks into a left hand.
Martinyuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Martinyuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall walks into a jab.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Martinyuk is fending him off so far but Hall persists. Nope, Martinyuk circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinyuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinyuk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Martinyuk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall misses the jab.
Martinyuk throws a body kick that misses.
Hall clinches up with Martinyuk and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martinyuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall with a hook.
Hall staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Hall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Martinyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinyuk throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Martinyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinyuk moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Martinyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinyuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hall throws a hook but Martinyuk blocks it.
Martinyuk throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Martinyuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martinyuk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinyuk throws out the jab.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall throws a lazy body kick
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinyuk. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall tries to score with a low kick but Martinyuk moves his leg out of the way.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinyuk as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Martinyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Hall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Hall misses.
Martinyuk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Martinyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Martinyuk cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Hall lands an overhand right.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinyuk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinyuk throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall moves out of range as Martinyuk strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Hall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinyuk.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hall throws a leg kick but Martinyuk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martinyuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martinyuk slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Martinyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall slips a jab from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk lands a body shot.
A big right from Hall misses.
And Martinyuk responds with a good body kick, but Hall manages to step out the way in time.
Nice shot by Martinyuk.
Hall throws a hook but Martinyuk blocks it.
Martinyuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martinyuk connects with a jab.
Martinyuk misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinyuk throws out a loose jab but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leonid Martinyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall lands with a hook. Martinyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinyuk slips a straight right by Hall.
Martinyuk scores with a nice right hand.
Hall avoids the body shot from Martinyuk.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Martinyuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall looks to throw the jab but Martinyuk is out of range.
Martinyuk moves out of range of the body kick from Hall.
Hall swings for the body but Martinyuk moves out of range.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinyuk lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinyuk misses with a hook.
Martinyuk slips under a jab.
Martinyuk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinyuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinyuk takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Martinyuk slips under a jab from Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinyuk cracks Hall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinyuk.
Hall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hall throws a jab when Martinyuk was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinyuk lands an overhand right.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinyuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martinyuk lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Martinyuk scores with a nice right hand.
Hall throws a jab when Martinyuk was well out of range.
Martinyuk throws out a counter right but Hall avoids it with no problem.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinyuk.
A swing and a miss from Martinyuk.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martinyuk!
Martinyuk swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Martinyuk misses with a kick to the body.
Martinyuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinyuk takes one on the button.
Martinyuk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Martinyuk lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Martinyuk misses.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Martinyuk slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Martinyuk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Martinyuk lands a slapping body shot.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Martinyuk sees coming a mile off.
Hall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hall slips under a jab from Martinyuk.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Martinyuk saw that one coming.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk slips a jab from Hall.
Hall misses with a hook. Martinyuk ducked under it nicely.
Martinyuk thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinyuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinyuk takes one to the side of the head.
Martinyuk misses with a straight left.
Martinyuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinyuk ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Martinyuk saw that one coming.
Martinyuk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall moves out of range as Martinyuk strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinyuk misses the target.
Martinyuk lands with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Martinyuk checks a low kick from Hall.
Hall lands a glancing blow to the side of Martinyuk's head.
Martinyuk cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinyuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinyuk, as that shot connected.
Martinyuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martinyuk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Martinyuk.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Charlie Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinyuk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martinyuk connects with a looping right hand.
Martinyuk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Martinyuk connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinyuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinyuk misses the target.
Martinyuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinyuk, as that shot connected.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinyuk is just out of range.
Martinyuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Martinyuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinyuk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Martinyuk!
After winning the bout, Leonid Martinyuk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 253 p4p, 698 weight class) and Miguel Harper (ranked 31 p4p, 75 weight class). Harper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Al Compás De Mi Caballo. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irish Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power appears to be looking for a big counter.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Power looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Power counters by moving into the clinch.
Power working aggressively here.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Harper blocking some punches.
Harper blocks a body shot from Power.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Power misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Power seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harper can turn it around.
Harper lands a left hand.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power pushes off an throws an elbow but Harper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harper avoiding damage as Power throws knees to the body.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Power digs a good hook to Harper's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harper, as that shot connected.
Harper digs a good hook to Power's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a low kick, looking for Power's leg but Power calmly moves out of range.
Harper thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a lazy uppercut
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Harper misses.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Harper as he connects with a hook.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Harper. Beautiful body shot.
Power slips a straight right by Harper.
We've been told by Power's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Power misses with a leg kick.
Harper throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Power throws the kick towards the body but Harper avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harper misses with a jab to the body
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Harper misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Harper misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
Power wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
Power slips under a jab.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harper.
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harper.
Harper takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Harper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power lands the left hand.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harper digs a good body shot into Power's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Harper.
Harper works Power's body with a nice hook.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Harper missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power is looking to clinch but Harper is avoiding it.
Harper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Power rather than just go for the knockout.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Power blocks the body kick.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power slips a jab from Harper.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Harper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Harper misses.
Harper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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!
Power checks a low kick from Harper.
Harper throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Harper takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Harper misses with a straight right.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power tests Harper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Harper takes one to the side of the head.
Harper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Power takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harper throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Harper throws a low kick but Power avoids it.
Harper throws a leg kick but Power checks it.
Harper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Miguel Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harper at a distance.
Power darts in and clinches Harper up against the cage.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harper cracks Power with a nice body shot.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Power's head.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Harper avoids the elbow strike from Power, against the cage.
Harper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
Harper connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
Power tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Harper lands a really nice looking cross but Power seems unphased.
Harper throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Harper slips a jab from Power.
Harper swings for the body but Power moves out of range.
Harper misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Harper lands an overhand right.
Harper throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Jab by Power.
Harper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harper throws out the jab.
Power fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harper just manages to avoid it.
Power tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Harper throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harper is rocked!
Harper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harper is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Power takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
Harper scores with a sloppy right hand. Power should have avoided that one.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a straight that turns Harper's legs to rubber! Power pushes forward with more strikes and Harper goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irish Power!
Irish Power retains his featherweight title!
Irish Power took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ALPHA Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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