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BB 41 - Olsen vs Okongwu PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ariitaia (ranked 5492 p4p, 23623 weight class) and Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 578 p4p, 681 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Ariitaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bsmds Nasmfus!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariitaia jabs Nasmfus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ariitaia misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Ariitaia's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ariitaia gets tackled into the cage by Nasmfus. Nasmfus maintains the clinch.
Nasmfus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ariitaia is defending well.
Ariitaia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nasmfus up against the cage.
Nasmfus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ariitaia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nasmfus is looking for a takedown.
Gordon Ariitaia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bsmds Nasmfus.
Ariitaia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ariitaia lands a shoulder strike.
Nasmfus stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ariitaia swings wildly with an uppercut but Nasmfus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasmfus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariitaia tries a body shot but Nasmfus blocks it.
Ariitaia can't find room to land a body shot as Nasmfus controls the action.
Nasmfus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ariitaia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ariitaia lands with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Ariitaia.
Nasmfus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ariitaia lands a nice shot to the body.
Ariitaia cracks a nice hook into Nasmfus's ribs.
Nasmfus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ariitaia moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasmfus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ariitaia connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ariitaia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nasmfus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ariitaia to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Bsmds Nasmfus has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus doesn't manage to clinch there - Ariitaia circles away.
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch but Ariitaia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasmfus moves into the clinch successfully.
Nasmfus's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nasmfus's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nasmfus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasmfus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Nasmfus is rocked!
Ariitaia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nasmfus in his tracks.
Nasmfus is still on wobbly legs! Can Ariitaia finish him?
Nasmfus shoots for a double leg takedown but Ariitaia sprawls well. He's pushed Nasmfus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ariitaia circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Nasmfus tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ariitaia wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Ariitaia!
In his post fight interview, Gordon Ariitaia started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzaku Kururugi (ranked 2871 p4p, 3090 weight class) and Daniel Sanninen (ranked 375 p4p, 404 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suzaku Kururugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Sanninen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kururugi misses with a hook. Sanninen ducked under it nicely.
Sanninen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanninen shoots and misses
and Kururugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Sanninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanninen throws a body punch but Kururugi moves out of range.
Sanninen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanninen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kururugi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kururugi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanninen throws a body punch but Kururugi moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Kururugi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sanninen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanninen throws a head kick that misses
and Kururugi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanninen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kururugi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sanninen throws a body punch but Kururugi moves out of range.
Jab by Kururugi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kururugi stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanninen. Sanninen gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kururugi misses the target.
Kururugi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi gets caught flat footed, as Sanninen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanninen throws an elbow that misses. Kururugi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanninen's guard. Nice move by Kururugi!
Sanninen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kururugi is one step ahead there.
Sanninen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kururugi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanninen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kururugi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kururugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanninen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kururugi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanninen wants to control from the top but Kururugi keeps moving.
Sanninen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen is looking to advance position but Kururugi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanninen can't escape the position.
Sanninen regains half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanninen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanninen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kururugi has passed into side control.
Kururugi is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanninen is defending well.
Sanninen is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kururugi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanninen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen looks to move to half guard but instead Kururugi has passed into mount! Damn!
Sanninen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kururugi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sanninen is just holding on here. Kururugi manages to take his back.
Sanninen is trying to break free.
Kururugi doesn't have the hooks in and Sanninen manages to turn into his guard.
Sanninen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen looking to pass the guard.
Sanninen keeps trying to improve his position.
Sanninen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kururugi trying to control the position here.
Sanninen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kururugi is keeping the position for now.
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 Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanninen wants to clinch.
As Sanninen backs away, Kururugi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sanninen slips a jab from Kururugi.
Kururugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Suzaku Kururugi is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanninen swings for the body but Kururugi moves out of range.
Sanninen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kururugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Kururugi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sanninen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanninen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kururugi is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kururugi is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanninen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kururugi stacks Sanninen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kururugi!
Sanninen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi is looking for a kimura here.
Sanninen is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanninen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanninen 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.
Sanninen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kururugi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kururugi has his hands on Sanninen's head, controlling the position.
Sanninen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kururugi is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kururugi is on top in guard.
Sanninen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanninen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kururugi is just riding it out for now. Sanninen eventually gives up the hold.
Daniel Sanninen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kururugi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanninen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kururugi to regain full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sanninen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kururugi is pulling down on Sanninen's head. It's preventing any offense from Sanninen, at least for the moment.
Sanninen wants to control from the top but Kururugi keeps moving.
Sanninen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kururugi is adopting a defensive guard.
Kururugi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanninen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanninen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanninen trying to move into half guard but instead Kururugi has managed to sweep!
Sanninen wants to sweep here but Kururugi controlling him for the moment.
Sanninen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kururugi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kururugi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanninen working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanninen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kururugi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kururugi keeping full guard, as Sanninen tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sanninen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kururugi throws a hook to the side of Sanninen's head but Sanninen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniel Sanninen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanninen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kururugi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanninen's sensitive parts.
Sanninen fails with the takedown
enabling Kururugi to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanninen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanninen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kururugi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kururugi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kururugi!
Sanninen tries to bench press Kururugi off him but Kururugi keeps the position.
Kururugi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kururugi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanninen is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kururugi tries for a kimura but Sanninen is defending well.
Sanninen sneaks back into half guard.
Kururugi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sanninen defend it? Kururugi steps over the head and cranks it - Sanninen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kururugi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Suzaku Kururugi!
A very excited looking Suzaku Kururugi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sadler (ranked 2986 p4p, 3476 weight class) and Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 335 p4p, 381 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Sadler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sadler.
It looks like Fried Slobberknacker has been cut.
Slobberknacker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slobberknacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Slobberknacker is just out of range.
Sadler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sadler digs a good body shot into Slobberknacker's ribs.
Sadler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slobberknacker motions for Sadler to come forward. Slobberknacker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slobberknacker misses with a series of wild punches.
Slobberknacker defending well as Sadler loads up on a big left hand.
Slobberknacker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slobberknacker tries to clinch but Sadler is having none of it.
It looked like Sadler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sadler takes a swing at Slobberknacker's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slobberknacker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadler lands a glancing blow to the side of Slobberknacker's head.
Slobberknacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sadler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slobberknacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadler.
Sadler misses with a right hand
and Slobberknacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sadler swings for the body but Slobberknacker moves out of range.
Sadler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler throws a shot to the body.
Sadler misses with a hook.
Sadler misses with a hook.
Sadler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slobberknacker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadler misses with a hook. Slobberknacker ducked under it nicely.
Sadler lands with an uppercut that bounces Slobberknacker off the cage and back into range.
Sadler scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadler. Slobberknacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Sadler backs off Slobberknacker throws a huge counter combo but Sadler manages to avoid it all.
Sadler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sadler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sadler slips under a jab.
Slobberknacker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sadler quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slobberknacker trying to control from half guard but Sadler is working away.
Sadler trying to hold on to Slobberknacker's head to control him but Slobberknacker postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slobberknacker is keen to just control but Sadler is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler is controlling Slobberknacker's trapped leg to prevent Slobberknacker from advancing to side control.
Slobberknacker is looking to advance position but Sadler won't allow it.
Slobberknacker wants to take a breather but Sadler is having none of it.
Sadler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sadler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sadler wants to stand but Slobberknacker is controlling the position.
Slobberknacker trying to control the position from guard on top but Sadler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sadler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sadler keeping moving, preventing Slobberknacker from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker won't allow Sadler to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Slobberknacker saw that one coming.
Slobberknacker has Sadler up against the cage in a clinch.
Sadler stalling against the cage.
A short right from Slobberknacker on the inside.
Sadler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sadler looks to land a left hand but Slobberknacker moved out of range nicely.
Sadler lands with an overhand left.
Slobberknacker looking to score a takedown here. Sadler is defending well but Slobberknacker drives through and ends up in Sadler's guard.
Sadler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sadler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slobberknacker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sadler is one step ahead there.
Sadler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler wants to control from the top but Slobberknacker keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slobberknacker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sadler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sadler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sadler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Slobberknacker keeping moving, preventing Sadler from controlling successfully.
Slobberknacker trying to control the position.
Sadler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sadler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fried Slobberknacker's cut.
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.
Sadler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slobberknacker counters with a straight right hand.
Slobberknacker moves forwards but Sadler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sadler, as that shot connected.
Sadler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slobberknacker throws a low kick, looking for Sadler's leg but Sadler calmly moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Sadler - just one landing.
Sadler lands a body shot.
Sadler checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Sadler.
Sadler tries to bum rush Slobberknacker with a series of wild strikes but Slobberknacker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sadler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slobberknacker.
Sadler misses with a hook
and Slobberknacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sadler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slobberknacker can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slobberknacker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slobberknacker ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Slobberknacker tries to counter with a clinch but Sadler shakes him off and moves away.
Sadler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slobberknacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sadler was well out of range. Poor timing from Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker throws a low kick, looking for Sadler's leg but Sadler calmly moves out of range.
Sadler throws the left hand but Slobberknacker avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slobberknacker counters with a straight right hand.
Sadler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Slobberknacker throws a series of punches but Sadler avoids them all with ease.
Sadler punishes Slobberknacker's body with a nice straight punch.
Sadler slips a jab from Slobberknacker.
Sadler misses with a lunging right hand
and Slobberknacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slobberknacker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sadler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sadler throws a body shot but no joy.
Slobberknacker tries a quick counter leg kick but Sadler is wise to it.
Slobberknacker slips a jab and a cross from Sadler.
Slobberknacker throws a series of punches but Sadler moves out of range.
Slobberknacker looks to land a right hand but Sadler moved out of range.
Sadler with a nice cross.
Jack Sadler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sadler throws a sloppy body shot
and Slobberknacker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Slobberknacker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Slobberknacker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sadler is looking to counter punch.
Slobberknacker ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Fried Slobberknacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sadler misses with a two punch combination.
Sadler misses with a hook. Slobberknacker ducked under it nicely.
Slobberknacker unleashes a big counter combination but Sadler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Slobberknacker saw that one coming.
Sadler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slobberknacker moves in looking to clinch but Sadler pushes him off.
Sadler misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Slobberknacker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sadler throws a right hand that Slobberknacker ducks under and follows up with a left that Slobberknacker also avoids with ease.
Slobberknacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sadler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slobberknacker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Slobberknacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadler misses with a hook
and Slobberknacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Sadler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Slobberknacker has time to react.
Sadler scores with a hook.
Sadler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slobberknacker manages to avoid it.
Slobberknacker misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Slobberknacker saw that one coming.
Sadler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sadler throws a right hand that misses
and Slobberknacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Sadler loads up on a big right hand but Slobberknacker slips the punch.
Sadler misses with a lunging right hand
and Slobberknacker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sadler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sadler misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Slobberknacker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slobberknacker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sadler defends well and Slobberknacker ends up having to push Sadler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sadler scores with a nice strike.
Slobberknacker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sadler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Slobberknacker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sadler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sadler thuds a left hand into Slobberknacker's 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!
Sadler jabs Slobberknacker right on the nose. Slobberknacker blinks but takes it well.
Sadler swats away the attempt to clinch by Slobberknacker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler throws a big shot that misses.
Sadler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slobberknacker on the side of the head.
Sadler lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Sadler.
Sadler with the inside leg kick.
Slobberknacker tries to clinch but Sadler is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Sadler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sadler misses the shot to the body.
Sadler misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Slobberknacker misses.
Sadler throws a right hand that misses
and Slobberknacker counters with a stiff right hand.
Slobberknacker scores with a jab to the body.
Slobberknacker misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sadler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slobberknacker's hands.
Slobberknacker checks a leg kick.
Sadler misses with a body shot.
Slobberknacker slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slobberknacker! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sadler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fried Slobberknacker's cut.
That's time! Sadler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Slobberknacker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sadler as he jumps to the side.
Slobberknacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Sadler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slobberknacker misses with a body shot
and Sadler counters with a straight right hand.
Slobberknacker throws a leg kick that misses.
Sadler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jack Sadler is winning the standup battle so far.
Sadler throws a shot from downtown. Slobberknacker moves away and avoids it.
Sadler misses with a hook to the body
and Slobberknacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sadler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sadler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slobberknacker closes the distance and clinches.
Sadler slowing the pace effectively.
Sadler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sadler manages to break the clinch.
Slobberknacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Slobberknacker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Slobberknacker misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadler. Slobberknacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Slobberknacker saw that one coming.
Sadler scores with a jab. Slobberknacker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sadler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slobberknacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadler.
Slobberknacker ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Sadler throws a jab but it's blocked by Slobberknacker.
Sadler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Slobberknacker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slobberknacker throws a hook to the side of Sadler's head but Sadler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slobberknacker lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Sadler misses.
Slobberknacker ducks under a wild hook from Sadler.
Slobberknacker is looking for the big counter here.
Sadler swings for the body but Slobberknacker moves out of range.
Slobberknacker scores with a nice right hand.
Slobberknacker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sadler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slobberknacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sadler.
Slobberknacker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slobberknacker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sadler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sadler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slobberknacker slips a jab and a cross from Sadler.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sadler tries to keep at a distance but Slobberknacker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sadler tries to throw a body punch but Slobberknacker avoids it by throwing Sadler back against the cage.
Sadler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slobberknacker is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Slobberknacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sadler lands with a light punch inside.
Slobberknacker tries to pull guard but Sadler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slobberknacker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jack Sadler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fried Slobberknacker.
Slobberknacker has a couple of punches blocked by Sadler.
Sadler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slobberknacker backwards.
Slobberknacker misses with some punches.
Sadler stalling in the clinch.
Sadler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sadler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slobberknacker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sadler misses with a body punch
and Slobberknacker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Sadler misses.
Fried Slobberknacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slobberknacker slips a straight right by Sadler.
It seemed like Slobberknacker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slobberknacker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sadler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slobberknacker drops his hands momentarily and Sadler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadler. Slobberknacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slobberknacker misses with a hook. Sadler ducked under it nicely.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slobberknacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Sadler.
Sadler scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slobberknacker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slobberknacker looks to land a right hand but Sadler moved out of range.
Slobberknacker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sadler can pounce on him.
Slobberknacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Sadler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sadler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sadler throws a jab when Slobberknacker was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Slobberknacker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slobberknacker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sadler.
Sadler connects with a single shot there.
Slobberknacker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jack Sadler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Sadler misses.
Sadler misses with an uppercut. Slobberknacker saw that one coming.
Sadler scores with a shot to the body.
Slobberknacker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sadler to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sadler.
Slobberknacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sadler.
Sadler tests Slobberknacker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sadler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sadler, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Jack Sadler!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jack Sadler!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Jack Sadler!
Jack Sadler wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Sadler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, METTLE, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Rosa (ranked 1195 p4p, 1184 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 161 p4p, 158 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrique Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Maeda gets the takedown into side control.
Rosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maeda connects with a decent elbow.
Rosa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Maeda.
Maeda looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rosa is avoiding damage well.
Maeda controls the position.
Maeda landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Rosa is right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda tries to score with some ground and pound. Rosa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Maeda working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa wants to control but Maeda postures up.
Rosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rosa is trying to get back to his feet.
Rosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maeda.
Maeda tries to score with some ground and pound. Rosa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rosa is not content to let Maeda control the position.
Maeda working the ground and pound but Rosa is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Rosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda cracks Rosa with a big elbow.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa defending against the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Maeda working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Maeda misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maeda tries to move to mount but Rosa blocks the move with his legs.
Maeda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rosa is looking for a sweep.
Maeda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Maeda looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rosa is avoiding damage well.
Maeda prevents Rosa from escaping the position.
Maeda working the ground and pound but Rosa is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working the head with strikes.
Maeda lands some shots froms side control.
Maeda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maeda throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rosa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Maeda connects with a nice short shot to Rosa's temple.
Maeda controlling the pace.
Maeda stops Rosa from getting back to his feet.
Rosa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maeda wants to free his trapped foot but Rosa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rosa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rosa is looking to escape.
Maeda lands with a punch from half guard.
Rosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Rosa trying to control from the bottom.
Maeda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maeda is nestled in close to Rosa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Maeda seems content to control.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maeda trying to control from half guard but Rosa is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maeda lands with a nice body punch.
Rosa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rosa misses with a body kick.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda scores with a jab to the body.
Rosa throws a hook but Maeda avoids it easily.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosa.
An attempted straight right counter from Rosa misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maeda circles away quickly and effectively.
Rosa misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Rosa misses its intended target.
Maeda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henrique Rosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Maeda. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda scores with a body shot.
Rosa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosa.
Maeda digs a good body shot into Rosa's ribs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maeda.
Rosa is trying to buck Maeda off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa dodges the ground and pound from Maeda.
Maeda trying to control the position but Rosa is working away.
Akira Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosa gets back to half guard.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is trying to maintain the position but Maeda is very close to passing his half guard.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rosa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maeda.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosa has one foot on Maeda's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maeda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Maeda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosa has wrist control.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maeda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rosa on his heels. He'll look to pass Rosa's guard now, I'm sure.
Maeda postures up and lands a big shot to Rosa's brow.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosa has wrist control.
Rosa trying to keep a closed guard but Maeda is proving a slippery customer.
Rosa pulls Maeda in close to his closed guard and prevents Maeda from doing any damage or advancing position.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maeda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Rosa working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maeda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Rosa keeps moving.
Rosa pulls Maeda in close to his closed guard and prevents Maeda from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rosa pinned against the cage. Rosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Henrique Rosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Maeda scores with a jab to the body.
Maeda moves out of range of the body kick.
Rosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maeda with the counter takedown but Rosa avoids it easily.
Maeda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosa.
Rosa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maeda tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rosa misses with a kick to the body.
Rosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maeda feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throws a low kick, looking for Maeda's leg but Maeda calmly moves out of range.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Rosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
A little feinted left hand from Rosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maeda moves out of range as Rosa strikes.
Maeda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rosa on the side of the head.
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
Rosa walks into a left hand.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
Akira Maeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maeda pulls his head out easily.
Maeda not doing much here.
Maeda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More stalling from Maeda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maeda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda wins by unanimous decision!
Akira Maeda very nearly forgot to thank 160Q Energy for $150 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Lafayette (ranked 1271 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Gul Dukat (ranked 167 p4p, 184 weight class). Lafayette comes into the arena with Erasure - Always blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dukat's choice of entrance music: Guillotine (Swordz) . 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rene Lafayette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gul Dukat!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lafayette does no damage.
Dukat with the counter takedown but Lafayette avoids it easily.
A jab from Dukat misses.
Lafayette lands with an uppercut that bounces Dukat off the cage and back into range.
Lafayette walks into a straight right hand from Dukat.
Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dukat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lafayette is defended easily by Dukat.
Dukat doesn't manage to clinch there - Lafayette circles away.
Dukat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Dukat misses.
Gul Dukat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dukat just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette lands a body shot.
Lafayette misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dukat sprawls well. Dukat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lafayette gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukat connects with a single shot there.
Dukat lands a nice shot to the body.
Lafayette clinches up with Dukat and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Dukat.
Lafayette blocking some punches.
Dukat swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dukat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukat struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafayette controls his hands.
Dukat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafayette.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dukat throws a lazy right hand but Lafayette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lafayette doesn't manage to clinch there - Dukat circles away.
Dukat lands a really nice looking cross but Lafayette seems unphased.
Lafayette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dukat.
Dukat lands a nice hook to Lafayette's body. Lafayette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dukat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lafayette at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lafayette or perhaps it was just good defense by Dukat, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lafayette tries to roll over but Dukat keeps him under control.
Dukat is looking to take a break and control but Lafayette is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dukat lands a nice short elbow.
Dukat seems to be working for a kimura but Lafayette defends the submission attempt.
Dukat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Dukat connects with a nice short shot to Lafayette's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dukat lands strikes from half guard.
Dukat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dukat is thwarting Lafayette's attempts to control the position.
Lafayette is not content to let Dukat control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette wants to control but Dukat is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gul Dukat dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lafayette shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dukat pinned against the cage. Dukat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dukat jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dukat lands a jab to the nose.
Dukat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lafayette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dukat scores with a body shot.
Dukat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukat misses with the head strike.
Dukat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafayette's elbow.
Dukat digs a right hand into Lafayette's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lafayette's gas tank.
Dukat misses with the head strike.
Dukat misses with a punch to the body.
Dukat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lafayette wants to stall.
The referee calls for Lafayette to work.
Dukat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dukat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dukat throws a punch but it's blocked by Lafayette.
Dukat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dukat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lafayette trying to control the position but instead, Dukat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lafayette into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dukat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lafayette's head.
Lafayette throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lafayette fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dukat lands a jab to Lafayette's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lafayette shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dukat is controlling Lafayette's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafayette prevents Dukat from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dukat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dukat 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.
Dukat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dukat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lafayette controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dukat is looking for a triangle but Lafayette pushes his legs off easily.
Lafayette is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Lafayette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lafayette trying to control but Dukat is working from the bottom.
Dukat has his hands on Lafayette's head, controlling the position.
Dukat is continuing to stall.
Lafayette wants to control from the top but Dukat keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lafayette defends well.
Lafayette looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gul Dukat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lafayette has his takedown stuffed
and Dukat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dukat keeps the fight on the outside.
Dukat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lafayette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lafayette staying out of range there.
Lafayette shoots in and drives through. Dukat sprawls well.
Lafayette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lafayette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rene Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dukat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lafayette.
Lafayette fails with a takedown attempt.
Dukat with the counter takedown but Lafayette avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rene Lafayette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dukat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to counter by clinching up but Dukat breaks away and moves out of range.
Dukat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafayette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dukat throws a big right hand that misses.
Lafayette seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gul Dukat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lafayette utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dukat trying to control but Lafayette is working from the bottom.
Dukat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dukat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dukat trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafayette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lafayette looking to control but Dukat passes into half guard.
Dukat wants to control but Lafayette is keeping him busy.
Dukat stalling away here and it's allowed Lafayette to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lafayette 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.
Dukat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lafayette seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dukat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lafayette's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rene Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dukat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now.
Lafayette is pulling down on Dukat's head to control his posture.
Dukat is working Lafayette over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gul Dukat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dukat defends it easily.
Lafayette can't keep his opponent in guard - Dukat advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dukat has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dukat lands a big shot there that rocks Lafayette but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lafayette swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dukat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lafayette is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukat takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lafayette flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gul Dukat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dukat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Gul Dukat!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Gul Dukat!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Gul Dukat!
Gul Dukat wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Gul Dukat rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keith Seng (ranked 809 p4p, 978 weight class) and Surianglek Sitsongrit (ranked 108 p4p, 136 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surianglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seng ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Seng drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Seng.
Seng tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Seng struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Seng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sitsongrit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Seng.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Seng backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Seng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Seng.
A head punch on the inside from Seng fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Seng trying to stall but Sitsongrit improves his position.
Seng lands with a light punch inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Seng.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Seng steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seng is looking to clinch.
Seng moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Seng has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Seng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
It looked like Seng was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seng clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Seng struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seng throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Seng stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seng closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Seng tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Seng.
Seng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit tries to break the clinch but Seng is controlling the position.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seng presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Seng.
Seng misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Seng.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Seng drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seng misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Seng.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Seng - that landed with a thud.
Seng lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seng misses with a body punch.
Seng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Seng blocks an uppercut.
Seng takes a shot to the head.
Seng manages to break the clinch.
Seng throws a good cross that connects.
Seng is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Seng scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seng moves into the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Seng fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seng is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Seng jumps back.
Seng clinches up with Sitsongrit and pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seng slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Seng tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Seng counters with a nice body shot.
A leg kick checked by Seng.
Seng just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses.
Seng is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Seng slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Seng had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seng clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Seng dominated that round.
That's time! Seng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seng.
Seng tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
Seng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Seng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Seng is out of range.
Seng tries to clinch up.
Keith Seng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seng wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Seng lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seng. Sitsongrit shrugs it off though.
Keith Seng is winning the standup battle so far.
Seng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit thinks about the counter body kick.
A low kick from Seng misses
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Seng moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seng moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Seng swinging wildly here.
Seng tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seng takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seng connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Keith Seng has been cut.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seng tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Seng throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Seng's knee but Seng avoids it well.
Seng misses the shot to the body.
Seng misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Seng tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng wants to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a head kick that wobbles Seng - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Sitsongrit sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Surianglek Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Surianglek Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 1300 p4p, 1698 weight class) and Abdul Kaloev (ranked 193 p4p, 251 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Kaloev!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaloev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaloev throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left lands for White.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White lands with a cross.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaloev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaloev throws a leg kick
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kaloev.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaloev misses with a right hand
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaloev misses with a leg kick
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
and White counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kaloev! He's just covering up as White starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor White!
After winning the bout, Thor White 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Roumain (ranked 611 p4p, 846 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 90 p4p, 124 weight class). Roumain comes to the cage accompanied by Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$. Yrkje has chosen As Good As I Once Was as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roumain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yrkje.
Roumain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yrkje at a distance.
Yrkje misses with a hook. Roumain ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Yrkje.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roumain . Yrkje does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yrkje scoring well with a low kick there.
Yrkje takes a swing at Roumain 's ribcage but misses.
Yrkje getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roumain throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje scores with a head kick.
Yrkje throws a solid leg kick but Roumain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yrkje.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yrkje. Roumain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yrkje lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roumain takes a step back to recover.
Roumain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yrkje to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yrkje moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yrkje thumps Roumain with a low kick.
Yrkje swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yrkje.
Roumain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yrkje throws an off balance right hand
and Roumain counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Yrkje misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roumain .
Roumain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roumain moves out of range as Yrkje strikes.
Yrkje misses with a low kick as Roumain jumps back.
Yrkje throws a body punch but Roumain moves out of range.
Roumain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yrkje was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumain .
Roumain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yrkje throws out the jab.
As Yrkje backs away, Roumain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Yrkje misses.
Roumain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yrkje scores with a nice right hand.
Roumain seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yrkje connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roumain 's hands.
Roumain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yrkje scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yrkje throws the left hand but Roumain avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Roumain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yrkje. That one must have hurt.
Yrkje fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roumain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roumain .
Yrkje connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roumain throws a solid leg kick but Yrkje takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roumain .
Roumain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yrkje throws a chopping leg kick but Roumain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yrkje tests Roumain 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yrkje tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roumain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yrkje displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roumain throws out the jab.
Yrkje misses with a hook
letting Roumain counter with a right hand.
Roumain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yrkje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yrkje is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yrkje connects with a leg kick.
Yrkje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roumain .
Roumain throws a right and a left that Yrkje avoids nicely.
Roumain needs to keep his hands up - Yrkje had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumain looks to land a right hand but Yrkje moved out of range.
Yrkje with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yrkje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roumain throwing a counter right hand but Yrkje manages to avoid it.
Yrkje throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roumain counters with a left to the body.
Roumain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yrkje throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roumain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roumain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yrkje.
Yrkje dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roumain . That did some damage!
Roumain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roumain throws a lazy right hand but Yrkje sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yrkje avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roumain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yrkje misses with a body shot.
Roumain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Roumain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roumain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yrkje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roumain moves away.
Yrkje lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheers as Yrkje lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roumain doesn't seem phased though.
Yrkje changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roumain misses with a looping right.
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Yrkje is just out of range.
Yrkje checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yrkje throws a poor cross that misses
and Roumain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roumain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yrkje waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roumain .
A counter left hand to the body from Roumain misses its target.
Yrkje throws a lazy right hand but Roumain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roumain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrkje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roumain .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yrkje! But no joy.
Yrkje paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roumain throws a shot from downtown. Yrkje moves away and avoids it.
Yrkje misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Roumain misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yrkje. Roumain shrugs it off though.
Yrkje keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roumain .
Yrkje tries a head kick but it misses.
Yrkje looks to land a body kick but Roumain moved away.
Roumain is looking to counter punch.
Roumain misses with the combination.
Yrkje keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roumain .
Roumain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yrkje lands with a straight right. Roumain didn't see that one coming.
Yrkje misses with an uppercut
and Roumain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yrkje has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roumain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumain checks a leg kick.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roumain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yrkje was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumain .
A nice side step and Yrkje releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Roumain misses.
Yrkje scores with a sloppy right hand. Roumain should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roumain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roumain moves away from the strike by Yrkje.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yrkje moves away.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
Yrkje tests Roumain 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yrkje.
A shot to the liver by Yrkje. Beautiful body shot.
Roumain needs to keep his hands up - Yrkje had a free shot at his head there.
Yrkje with a jab.
Yrkje on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yrkje bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roumain 's head backwards.
Roumain thuds a left hand into Yrkje's body.
Yrkje throws a leg kick but Roumain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roumain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yrkje scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Yrkje.
Yrkje fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roumain manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yrkje.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Roumain .
Roumain swings for the body but Yrkje moves out of range.
Roumain throws a body shot but no joy.
Roumain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yrkje lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yrkje swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roumain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yrkje misses with a low kick as Roumain jumps back.
Roumain throws a body punch but Yrkje moves out of range.
Yrkje darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yrkje connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good exchange - Yrkje coming out on top.
Yrkje moves out of range of the leg kick from Roumain .
Yrkje misses with a looping left.
Roumain tried to counter with a leg kick but Yrkje avoided it.
Yrkje moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje cracks Roumain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roumain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yrkje takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yrkje swings for the body but Roumain moves out of range.
Yrkje throws out a leg kick but Roumain moves out of range and Yrkje only half commits.
Roumain misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Yrkje, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yrkje bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yrkje.
Yrkje misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Yrkje.
Roumain throws a body shot but no joy.
Yrkje showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roumain .
Yrkje throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yrkje misses with a hook. Roumain ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Roumain misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje throws a leg kick
and Roumain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Roumain , right into the meat of the thigh.
Yrkje misses with the combination.
Roumain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yrkje attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yrkje looks to throw a body kick
and Roumain counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yrkje.
A counter left hand to the body from Roumain misses its target.
Roumain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yrkje was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumain .
Roumain misses with a body shot.
Yrkje moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yrkje throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roumain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Roumain might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Roumain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yrkje looks to land a combination but Roumain avoids it well.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Roumain .
Roumain takes a swing at Yrkje's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yrkje scores with a jab. Roumain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yrkje connects with a right hand. Roumain shakes it off.
Roumain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roumain blocks the body kick.
Yrkje throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roumain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yrkje is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yrkje thuds his right hand into Roumain 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yrkje throws a jab when Roumain was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yrkje.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yrkje throws a push kick but Roumain slaps the foot to one side.
Yrkje looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roumain scores with a jab. Yrkje acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Roumain lands.
Roumain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yrkje throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumain misses with a series of wild punches.
Yrkje comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yrkje chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roumain can pounce on him.
Yrkje dodges the punch combination from Roumain .
Yrkje throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yrkje throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yrkje misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Roumain misses its target.
Roumain lands a nice shot to the body.
Yrkje will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yrkje throws the left hand but Roumain avoids the punch easily.
Roumain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yrkje misses with a hook.
Nelson Roumain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roumain moves forwards but Yrkje connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roumain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roumain ducks right into an uppercut from Yrkje.
Roumain misses with a body shot.
Roumain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yrkje paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yrkje misses with a body shot.
Roumain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Roumain .
Sloppy strikes from Yrkje. Those never looked like landing.
Yrkje moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yrkje ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Yrkje.
Roumain swings for the body but Yrkje moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Yrkje.
Yrkje throws a leg kick
enabling Roumain to counter with a crisp jab.
Yrkje throws a good cross that connects.
Yrkje has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yrkje connects with a leg kick.
Yrkje scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yrkje moves out of range of the strikes.
Yrkje paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
Yrkje scores with a decent looking hook.
Yrkje lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Yrkje lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roumain doesn't seem phased though.
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
Roumain just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yrkje throws a leg kick but Roumain moved away.
Roumain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roumain looks to score with a jab to the body but Yrkje is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Yrkje.
Roumain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Yrkje tenderised Roumain 's leg. Roumain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yrkje lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yrkje getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yrkje cracks Roumain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yrkje checks a low kick from Roumain .
Roumain backing away here, and Yrkje unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Yrkje lands a nice looking body shot.
Yrkje throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yrkje lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yrkje attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roumain is looking to wear down Yrkje with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yrkje lands with a right hand.
Roumain looks to land a right hand but Yrkje moved out of range.
Toby Keith Yrkje is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yrkje looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Keith Yrkje comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yrkje has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Toby Keith Yrkje!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Toby Keith Yrkje!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Toby Keith Yrkje!
Toby Keith Yrkje wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Toby Keith Yrkje thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 377 p4p, 506 weight class) and Larry Williams (ranked 52 p4p, 72 weight class). Ochoa comes to the cage accompanied by Gang Signs by The Game. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Ochoa slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ochoa misses the target.
Williams 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.
It looked like Ochoa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Larry Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams wants to clinch
and Ochoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Ochoa tried to counter with a leg kick but Williams avoided it.
Ochoa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Ochoa back into the cage.
Williams pushes Ochoa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ochoas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Ochoa avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Ochoa controls the action.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams gets through Ochoa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa misses with a body punch.
Ochoa lands a right hand.
Ochoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Ochoa lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ochoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ochoa as Williams tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Ochoa.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ochoa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Williams can turn it around.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ochoa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Ochoa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams tries a body shot but Ochoa blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Ochoa.
Ochoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ochoa.
Williams tries to work over Ochoa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ochoa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ochoa misses with the head strike.
Ochoa misses with the head strike.
Ochoa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams digs a right hand into Ochoa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ochoa's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Ochoa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ochoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Williams.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ochoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ochoa blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Ochoa controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams tests Ochoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ochoa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ochoa checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ochoa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ochoa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams works Ochoa's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ochoa.
Williams takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochoa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Ochoa moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
An attempted straight right counter from Ochoa misses the target.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ochoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Ochoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Williams in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams clobbers Ochoa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Ochoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Ochoa misses with a straight right.
Williams lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ochoa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ochoa misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Ochoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Ochoa off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Ochoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ochoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ochoa needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams swings for the body but Ochoa moves out of range.
Ochoa lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ochoa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Ochoa throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ochoa is out of range.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ochoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ochoa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Ochoa works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Ochoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
As Williams backs away, Ochoa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ochoa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Ochoa's head but Ochoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with a hook.
Ochoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Ochoa tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ochoa's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Ochoa avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to work over Ochoa's front leg with a kick but Ochoa checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook but Ochoa avoids it easily.
Ochoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ochoa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ochoa walks into a jab.
Williams slips under a jab from Ochoa.
Good leg kick by Williams.
Ochoa looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Ochoa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Larry Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Ochoa throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ochoa lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Ochoa with an uppercut!
Ochoa throws a big shot that misses.
Ochoa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Ochoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ochoa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ochoa doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Ochoa in the body.
Williams forces Ochoa back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with a punch to the body.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Ochoa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ochoa lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ochoa fails to land.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa blocking some punches.
Ochoa tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Ochoa back against the cage.
Anthony Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Ochoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Larry Williams!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Larry Williams!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Larry Williams!
Larry Williams wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Larry Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 107 p4p, 319 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 18 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Okongwu's choice of entrance music: Show Stop - REASON. Kjetil Olsen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okongwu blocks a head kick by Olsen.
Okongwu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Okongwu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okongwu throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Okongwu blocks the leg kick.
Olsen lands a big head kick that sends Okongwu tumbling to the mat! Olsen takes a step backwards and waves Okongwu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Olsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Okongwu sprawling to the canvas! Okongwu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olsen finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olsen misses the jab.
Okongwu gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Olsen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen!
Kjetil Olsen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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