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OFK 234 - Okafor Vs Mustonen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emperor (ranked 2386 p4p, 5198 weight class) and Fidelity Castro (ranked 335 p4p, 583 weight class). Emperor's entrance music is Enae Volare Mezzo. A fine choice. Fidelity Castro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidelity Castro!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Castro throws a head kick that Emperor semi-blocks.
 It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Emperor circles away.
Emperor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castro.
Emperor throws a lazy uppercut
and Emperor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emperor.
Emperor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Emperor just misses with a punch to the body.
Emperor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Emperor throws a big shot that misses.
Castro scores with a hook to the body. Emperor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Emperor.
Castro connects with a single shot there.
 Emperor is rocked!
Castro moves into the clinch.
Oh Emperor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro controlling the action here for a moment.
Emperor seems to have got his legs back now.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Emperor misses.
Emperor misses with a right hand
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro slips under a jab from Emperor.
Emperor misses with a wild body shot.
Emperor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emperor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro lands a body shot.
Castro tries to clinch up.
Castro slips a jab from Emperor.
Emperor throws a right hand that misses
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Emperor throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Emperor ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Emperor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro unleashes a big counter combination but Emperor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Emperor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emperor's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emperor swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Emperor misses with a hook
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emperor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Castro drives through and clinches with Emperor against the cage.
Castro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Castro digs a right hand into Emperor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emperor's gas tank.
Emperor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Castro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Castro is pushing Emperor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Castro just leaning against Emperor, taking a breather.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro tries to work over Emperor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emperor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emperor blocks a body shot from Castro.
Emperor throws a punch but it's blocked by Castro.
Emperor effectively controlling the action here.
I was talking to Emperor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emperor wants to stall.
Castro misses with a punch to the body.
Emperor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emperor.
Emperor effectively controlling the action here.
Castro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Emperor throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a three punch combo that has Emperor backing up. Emperor nods at Castro to acknowledge the strikes.
Emperor misses with a right hand
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedor Emperor's cut is getting worse.
Emperor misses with a lunging right hand
and Castro counters with a crisp right that sends Emperor to the canvas! Castro follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fidelity Castro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 2913 p4p, 3510 weight class) and Jamison Cassidy (ranked 395 p4p, 461 weight class). Cassidy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Space Oddity by David Bowie. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jamison Cassidy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamison Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Cassidy scores with a four punch combination!
Dudeson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cassidy under the eye.
Cassidy misses with a combination
and Dudeson counters with a single leg into guard. Cassidy didn't expect that.
Dudeson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassidy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dudeson works over Cassidy with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dudeson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dudeson postures up.
Dudeson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cassidy can't keep his opponent in guard - Dudeson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassidy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dudeson.
Dudeson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cassidy's head.
Dudeson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dudeson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cassidy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cassidy is trying to stand.
Dudeson wants to control but Cassidy is keeping him busy.
Dudeson working the head and body with strikes.
Cassidy is not content to let Dudeson control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is controlling Dudeson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cassidy wants to get back to his feet.
Dudeson is keen to just control but Cassidy is a slippery customer.
Cassidy looking for submissions off his back.
Dudeson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cassidy defends it well.
Dudeson wants to control but Cassidy is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy trying to hold on to Dudeson's head to control him but Dudeson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dudeson looking to score a takedown here. Cassidy is defending well but Dudeson drives through and ends up in Cassidy's guard.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Cassidy keeps moving.
Dudeson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cassidy is keeping the position for now.
Dudeson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cassidy looking to control.
Cassidy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson works over Cassidy with some ground and pound from guard.
Cassidy isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dudeson stacks Cassidy 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 Dudeson!
You can see the frustration on Cassidy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cassidy is letting Dudeson control him for a moment.
Cassidy is looking to regain half guard here but Dudeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Cassidy struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
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.
Dudeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudeson dives in and grabs Cassidy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cassidy pushes down on Dudeson's head and hops out.
Nice straight punches there by Dudeson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudeson.
Dudeson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dudeson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dudeson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cassidy keeps working.
Dudeson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Dudeson there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy is trying to stand back up but Dudeson is controlling him
Dudeson winds up and cracks Cassidy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cassidy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dudeson.
Cassidy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson prevents Cassidy from improving his position.
Dudeson is thwarting Cassidy's attempts to control the position.
Dudeson is trying to control. Cassidy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cassidy tries to kick Dudeson off but Dudeson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cassidy wants to control but Dudeson is keeping busy.
Dudeson wants to pass to mount but Cassidy is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cassidy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dudeson is working away from the top position though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dudeson is pressing down on Cassidy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cassidy is holding on for now.
Dudeson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cassidy trying to control here.
Dudeson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cassidy is doing well to control the position and prevent Dudeson from advancing to side control.
Still in half guard, Dudeson seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson wants to control but Cassidy is keeping him busy.
Dudeson working the head and body with strikes.
Cassidy actively working from the bottom here.
Dudeson winds up and cracks Cassidy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dudeson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Dudeson.
Dudeson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dudeson is trying to control the action in half guard but Cassidy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cassidy keeping control of the position.
Cassidy trying to control but Dudeson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cassidy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dudeson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dudeson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dudeson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dudeson won't let Cassidy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudeson raining down shots from the mount!
Dudeson with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cassidy tries to clinch up.
Dudeson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Cassidy does no damage.
Cassidy takes one to the side of the head.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dudeson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dudeson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cassidy was covering up waiting for the punch and Dudeson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cassidy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dudeson's guard.
Dudeson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cassidy is one step ahead there.
Cassidy trying to control but Dudeson is working from the bottom.
Dudeson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson pulls Cassidy in close to prevent any damage.
Dude Dudeson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cassidy preventing the sweep.
Cassidy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dudeson looking to control.
Cassidy trying to control but Dudeson is working from the bottom.
Cassidy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cassidy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudeson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dudeson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cassidy can do to turn this around?
Dudeson looking for a sweep. Not yet Dudeson, not yet.
Cassidy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudeson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dudeson is trying to control the position but Cassidy postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dudeson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cassidy wants to control but Dudeson postures up.
Dudeson is working Cassidy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dudeson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cassidy to see if he's OK.
Dudeson wants to control but Cassidy is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing that Dudeson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cassidy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cassidy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dudeson is working away from the top position though.
Jamison Cassidy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dudeson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dudeson looking to sit in guard and control but Cassidy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cassidy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudeson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cassidy won't allow Dudeson to sweep him here.
Dudeson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cassidy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dudeson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson keeping hold of Cassidy's head, controlling as best he can.
Cassidy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dudeson is just riding it out for now. Cassidy eventually gives up the hold.
Dudeson is concentrating on defense, preventing Cassidy from advancing position.
Dude Dudeson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cassidy is working for a kimura but Dudeson is defending it quite comfortably.
Dudeson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dude Dudeson.
Well Dudeson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Dudeson!
Post fight, Dude Dudeson took to the microphone: 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.
The defeated Jamison Cassidy had this to say: 'I will write about this in my book.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 2862 p4p, 3000 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 384 p4p, 407 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped 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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedegaard fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howard avoids it really well and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hedegaard enables Howard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hedegaard manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hedegaard trying to control the position here.
Hedegaard continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedegaard has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Howard doesn't defend quickly enough and Hedegaard has managed to lock this one up! Can Howard escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hedegaard on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Simon Hedegaard!
Simon Hedegaard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Altitude Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 2103 p4p, 1432 weight class) and Theros Ironfeld (ranked 259 p4p, 187 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theros Ironfeld!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfeld scores with a jab to the body.
Ironfeld lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zinsou at a distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ironfeld 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.
Ironfeld lands a nice shot to the body.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ironfeld as he jumps to the side.
Ironfeld misses the shot to the body.
Zinsou fails with the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Zinsou 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zinsou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Zinsou misses with a wild body shot.
Ironfeld connects with a body shot.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ironfeld as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ironfeld throws a jab when Zinsou was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ironfeld throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ironfeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironfeld throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zinsou half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zinsou avoids the body shot from Ironfeld.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfeld displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zinsou.
Theros Ironfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironfeld circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zinsou digs a good body shot into Ironfeld's ribs.
Zinsou slips a jab and a cross from Ironfeld.
Zinsou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ironfeld ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zinsou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironfeld.
A big right from Ironfeld misses.
Ironfeld missing with a left hand there. Zinsou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironfeld missing with a left hand there. Zinsou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironfeld looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ironfeld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zinsou.
Zinsou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theros Ironfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinsou misses the shot to the body.
Zinsou misses the shot to the body.
Ironfeld is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zinsou with a body shot.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironfeld is looking for a triangle but Zinsou pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou is looking to work some ground and pound but Ironfeld has wrist control.
Zinsou scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zinsou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zinsou landing some decent shots from guard.
Zinsou throws a strike but Ironfeld rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ironfeld is looking to work some ground and pound but Zinsou has wrist control.
Zinsou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zinsou seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ironfeld does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ironfeld has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zinsou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zinsou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zinsou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zinsou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ironfeld trying to hold on to Zinsou's head to control him but Zinsou postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld actively working from the bottom here.
Zinsou is controlling the pace.
Ironfeld wants to improve his position but Zinsou is controlling well.
Zinsou is nestled in close to Ironfeld, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zinsou looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zinsou is trying to control the action in half guard but Ironfeld is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ironfeld keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zinsou not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zinsou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zinsou wants to control but Ironfeld is keeping him busy.
Zinsou is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ironfeld is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Zinsou drops an elbow to the side of Ironfeld's head.
Ironfeld is looking to improve his position.
Zinsou is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ironfeld manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ironfeld avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ironfeld wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zinsou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zinsou throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theros Ironfeld dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zinsou shoots in but no luck this time.
Ironfeld swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinsou.
Ironfeld appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ironfeld stuffs the takedown attempt from Zinsou. Zinsou gets slowly back to his feet.
Zinsou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironfeld.
Zinsou tries to clinch but Ironfeld is having none of it.
Ironfeld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zinsou.
Zinsou lands a right hook to the body.
Ironfeld misses with a body shot.
Ironfeld scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zinsou with a poor takedown
and Ironfeld counters with a left and a right that stings Zinsou.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ironfeld paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ironfeld stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ironfeld wants it to stay on the feet.
Ironfeld dips to his left and cracks Zinsou with an uppercut!
Ironfeld circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ironfeld throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zinsou is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Ironfeld moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theros Ironfeld!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 1159 p4p, 2451 weight class) and Jacques Pierre (ranked 158 p4p, 289 weight class). Billy Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Billy Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Billy Williams has been cut.
Williams feints and then cracks Pierre 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Pierre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierre knocks out Williams with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Pierre before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Pierre picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Pierre !
After winning the bout, Jacques Pierre 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Krnacova (ranked 1651 p4p, 1621 weight class) and Jan Koblav (ranked 240 p4p, 238 weight class). Felix Krnacova has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Koblav!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koblav drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krnacova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koblav manages to get himself to full guard.
Koblav 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.
Koblav striking off his back but it's not causing Krnacova any problems.
Krnacova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koblav has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krnacova has managed to get both his arms back between Koblav's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krnacova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koblav working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krnacova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krnacova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Krnacova sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koblav looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koblav is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krnacova not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koblav looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krnacova is one step ahead there.
Koblav working a defensive guard here.
Koblav working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krnacova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koblav controls Krnacova momentarily but Krnacova frees himself.
Koblav has his foot on Krnacova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krnacova works his way back into a safe position though.
Koblav has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Koblav is trying to keep Krnacova in close.
Koblav might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Krnacova haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Koblav 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.
Krnacova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Koblav keeps moving.
Koblav looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koblav is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krnacova cracks Koblav with a solid left hand.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Koblav holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koblav looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krnacova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krnacova stands up over Koblav, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koblav lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Krnacova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krnacova is pulling down on Koblav's head. It's preventing any offense from Koblav, at least for the moment.
Krnacova 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.
Koblav drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koblav jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Krnacova wants to sweep here but Koblav controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koblav thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koblav thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Krnacova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koblav drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koblav jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koblav won't allow Krnacova to sweep him here.
Krnacova is working hard here to advance position.
Koblav is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Krnacova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koblav's guard.
Krnacova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Koblav looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krnacova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Krnacova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koblav looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krnacova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koblav keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Koblav 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.
Koblav is still trying to improve position.
Koblav looking to control.
Krnacova with a nice head shot there.
Krnacova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Koblav keeps moving.
Koblav working a defensive guard here.
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 Felix Krnacova will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Krnacova throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koblav's waist but Koblav gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krnacova off to one side.
Krnacova takes the fight into the clinch.
Krnacova jumps guard but Koblav stands there with Krnacova around his waist. Krnacova gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krnacova is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koblav gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Krnacova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krnacova is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koblav gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Koblav drops back looking for a leg! Krnacova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krnacova manages to kick Koblav off! Koblav jumps back into Krnacova's guard.
Koblav drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koblav jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koblav drops back looking for a leg! Krnacova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krnacova manages to kick Koblav off! Koblav jumps back into Krnacova's guard.
Krnacova wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koblav thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Krnacova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Koblav is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krnacova is on top in guard.
Krnacova throwing strikes but missing.
Krnacova stopping the sweep attempt from Koblav.
Krnacova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krnacova scoring with some ground and pound.
Krnacova works over Koblav with some ground and pound from guard.
Koblav had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krnacova defends it easily.
Krnacova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koblav is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krnacova is aware though and is defending well.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Koblav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koblav scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Koblav is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krnacova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krnacova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koblav has his foot on Krnacova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krnacova works his way back into a safe position though.
Krnacova connects with a couple of short punches.
Koblav keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Krnacova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krnacova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Koblav keeps moving.
Krnacova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koblav's head.
Krnacova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koblav's head.
Krnacova's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Koblav looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krnacova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krnacova postures up.
Krnacova throws a big right hand that misses.
Koblav tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krnacova works over Koblav with some ground and pound from guard.
Koblav not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krnacova has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krnacova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Koblav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koblav can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krnacova controls the pace.
Koblav is looking for a triangle but Krnacova pushes his legs off easily.
Krnacova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koblav seems keen to control Krnacova's posture.
Felix Krnacova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krnacova works over Koblav with some ground and pound from guard.
Krnacova trying to control but Koblav is working from the bottom.
Koblav bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krnacova's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krnacova is on top in guard.
Krnacova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koblav's head.
Koblav looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koblav has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krnacova has managed to get both his arms back between Koblav's legs - danger averted.
Koblav manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krnacova manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krnacova working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Krnacova will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Krnacova gets the takedown into side control.
Krnacova lands a nice forearm strike.
Koblav takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Krnacova cracks Koblav with a big elbow.
Koblav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koblav keeps trying to improve his position.
Koblav taking a bit of punishment here - Krnacova scoring with strikes.
Koblav is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krnacova connects with a nice short shot to Koblav's temple.
Koblav wants to control but Krnacova is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krnacova seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krnacova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Krnacova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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. Krnacova connects with a nice short shot to Koblav's temple.
Nice strikes from Krnacova there.
 Koblav is rocked!
Krnacova with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koblav is still in real trouble! Can Krnacova finish him?
Krnacova's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Koblav taking some punishment here, with Krnacova in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Koblav! More strikes land and this one is all over! Krnacova jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Krnacova!
A victorious Felix Krnacova thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Radar (ranked 1056 p4p, 925 weight class) and Balal Lama (ranked 149 p4p, 134 weight class). Balal Lama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Radar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Radar with a hook.
Radar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lama shoots in and drives through. Radar sprawls well.
Radar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lama connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Radar scrambles back to his feet.
Lama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Radar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Radar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Radar pinned against the cage. Radar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Radar clobbers Lama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Radar avoids it really well and circles away.
Max Radar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Radar looks to land a combination but Lama avoids it well.
Radar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Radar connects with a crisp jab.
Radar staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radar tries to clinch up but Lama circles away and keeps his distance.
Lama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Radar counters with a left and a right that stings Lama.
A jab from Lama misses.
Radar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lama throws a body kick that misses
and Radar counters by moving into the clinch.
Radar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lama clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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Radar thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Radar working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Radar throwing sloppy strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lama has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Radar.
Radar misses with an elbow to the head.
Radar connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lama to escape the position.
Radar is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lama. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
You can see the frustration on Lama's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Radar is looking for the choke from the back position but Lama is controlling his hands well.
Radar gets his hands free as Lama looks to control.
Radar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lama has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radar not allowing Lama to control his hands.
Radar misses with punches from the back.
Lama trying to control the position but Radar manages to sink in the hooks.
Lama can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lama manages to reverse the position and now he's in Radar's guard. Nice work there by Lama.
Radar wants to sweep but no luck.
Lama wants to control from the top but Radar keeps moving.
Radar keeping full guard, as Lama tries to pass.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lama working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radar wants to sweep but no luck.
Radar is working hard here to advance position.
Lama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lama tries to free his leg and advance position but Radar is retaining full guard.
Radar looking for a sweep. Not yet Radar, not yet.
Lama wants to control from the top but Radar keeps moving.
Radar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lama manages to get himself to full guard.
Radar throwing strikes from guard but Lama blocks nicely.
Radar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radar trying to control but Lama is working from the bottom.
Radar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama working a defensive guard here.
Lama has his foot on Radar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radar works his way back into a safe position though.
Radar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lama utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Radar postures up in Lama's guard and throws a big left but Lama blocks it.
Radar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lama's head.
Lama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Radar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Radar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Radar stands up over Lama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Radar postures up and lands a big shot to Lama's brow.
Lama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lama looking for a sweep. Not yet Lama, not yet.
Radar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Radar dominated that round.
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.
Radar scores with a hook.
Lama tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Radar defends well and Lama ends up having to push Radar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lama jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lama misses with a looping right.
Lama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab by Radar.
Lama falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Radar counter with a right hand.
Radar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balal Lama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Radar tests Lama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Radar is fending him off so far but Lama persists. Nope, Radar circles away and we're back to standing.
Max Radar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Radar drives through and clinches with Lama against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radar taking a breather.
Radar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lama 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.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Radar lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lama 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.
Lama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lama is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Radar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Radar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Radar stands up over Lama, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Radar defends well.
Radar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lama is keeping the position for now.
Lama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Radar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Radar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Radar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Radar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lama can do to turn this around?
Lama keeping moving, preventing Radar from controlling successfully.
Radar postures up and lands a big shot to Lama's brow.
Radar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Radar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lama wants to stand up but Radar is controlling him.
Lama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Radar defends well.
Lama wants to stand up but Radar is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama trying to control the position.
Lama wants to sweep but no luck.
Radar throwing strikes from guard but Lama blocks nicely.
Radar throws a big right hand that misses.
Radar won't allow Lama to sweep him here.
Lama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Radar connects with a couple of short punches.
Radar scoring with some ground and pound.
Radar lands a couple of elbows.
Radar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Radar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Radar throwing strikes from guard but Lama blocks nicely.
Lama keeping moving, preventing Radar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Radar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Radar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lama dives on top into guard.
Radar 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.
Lama distracts Radar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lama trying to control but Radar is working from the bottom.
Radar is trying to control the position but Lama postures up.
Radar keeping moving, preventing Lama from controlling successfully.
Radar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Radar keeping moving, preventing Lama from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Radar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lama 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.
Radar throws the left hand but Lama avoids the punch easily.
Radar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Radar after a bit of a struggle.
Lama drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Max Radar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balal Lama.
Lama being controlled against the cage.
Lama letting Radar take a breather here.
Lama misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Radar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lama moves away.
Lama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radar pushes Lama up against the cage in a clinch.
Radar cracks Lama with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Radar prevents it.
Lama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radar is pressed up against the cage. Lama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Radar down to the mat. Radar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Radar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lama on the side of the head.
Balal Lama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Radar lands a slapping body shot.
Radar lands a nice shot to the body.
Radar sizes up Lama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Lama misses.
Radar throws a big counter combination but Lama scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Radar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lama's head backwards.
Radar cracks Lama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Radar.
Max Radar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Radar.
Lama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Radar but Radar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Max Radar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lama connects with a looping right hand.
Lama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Radar on the side of the head.
Lama shoots in and drives through. Radar sprawls well.
Lama throws a sloppy head kick
and Radar counters by moving into the clinch.
Lama is trying to break the clinch but Radar has him pressed against the cage.
Lama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Radar after a bit of a struggle.
Lama is looking to take this one to the mat.
Radar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Radar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radar.
Radar lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama misses with an elbow over the top.
Lama is looking for a takedown.
Lama is trying to push Radar away but Radar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Max Radar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lama wants a takedown.
Lama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Max Radar is winning the standup battle so far.
Lama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Radar stalks Lama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lama's face. Lama staggers backwards, shaken.
Radar lands a head shot.
Lama slips under a jab.
Lama unleashes a big counter combination but Radar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Radar drives through and clinches with Lama against the cage.
Radar gets underhooks to prevent Lama's takedown attempt.
Lama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Radar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama has Radar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Radar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Radar prevents the takedown attempt.
Lama can't get the takedown.
Radar gets through Lama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lama wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lama tries to break the clinch but Radar is controlling the position.
Radar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lama clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lama is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Balal Lama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lama is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Radar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Radar!
A very excited looking Max Radar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 865 p4p, 603 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 126 p4p, 93 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Cubbedge was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Cubbedge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goodman wants to land a leg kick but Cubbedge is out of range.
Goodman scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Cubbedge gets tackled into the cage by Goodman. Goodman maintains the clinch.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cubbedge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Cubbedge misses its intended target.
Goodman moves into range and clinches up with Cubbedge.
Goodman tries a body shot but Cubbedge blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge misses with the head strike.
Cubbedge takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Goodman lands an elbow inside that Cubbedge shrugs off.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cubbedge's elbow.
Goodman misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Cubbedge to work.
Cubbedge prevents a body shot from Goodman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Goodman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cubbedge lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman is trying to break free.
Cubbedge lands a left hand.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Cubbedge being controlled against the cage.
Goodman tries a body shot but Cubbedge blocks it.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cubbedge misses with the head strike.
Goodman lands with a light punch inside.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cubbedge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman tries to work over Cubbedge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Goodman has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cubbedge can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Goodman.
Cubbedge unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goodman is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Goodman as the two fighters clinch.
Cubbedge takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Billy Cubbedge's cut even more.
Cubbedge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodmans head.
Cubbedge scores with a shoulder strike.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cubbedge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cubbedge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman is leaning against Cubbedge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cubbedge looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Goodman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goodman.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Cubbedge.
A short left from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cubbedge misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cubbedge fails to land.
Goodman misses with an elbow over the top.
Cubbedge dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Goodman manages to break the clinch.
Goodman is looking to clinch but Cubbedge is avoiding it.
Cubbedge throws out a counter right but Goodman avoids it with no problem.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Goodman throws a hook but Cubbedge blocks it.
Goodman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodman throws a hook but Cubbedge avoids it easily.
Goodman wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goodman clinches up against the cage.
Cubbedge throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Cubbedge avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Cubbedge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman pushes Cubbedge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goodman is looking to break free of the clinch but Cubbedge has double underhooks.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodman trying to stall but Cubbedge improves his position.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cubbedge moves away.
Oooooh!!! Goodman has knocked Cubbedge down with a huge combo! Goodman steps away and waves a wobbly Cubbedge back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goodman is looking to score with low kicks.
Cubbedge now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cubbedge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Cubbedge circles away and keeps his distance.
Goodman tries to clinch there but Cubbedge circles away.
Goodman misses with a double jab
and Cubbedge counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Cubbedge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goodman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goodman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cubbedge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman slips a jab from Cubbedge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman scores with the left hand. Cubbedge knows he should have avoided that one.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Cubbedge.
Goodman throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Cubbedge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goodman throws a body kick that misses.
Cubbedge throws out a counter right but Goodman avoids it with no problem.
Goodman connects with a body shot.
Cubbedge checks a leg kick nicely.
Goodman tries to clinch but Cubbedge is having none of it.
Cubbedge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cubbedge with a nice cross.
Cubbedge moves away from the strike by Goodman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cubbedge! But no joy.
Cubbedge scores with a nice right hand.
Cubbedge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goodman's head backwards.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman is looking to clinch.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman throws a push kick but Cubbedge slaps the foot to one side.
Goodman with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cubbedge ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Goodman tries to clinch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Goodman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goodman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cubbedge.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cubbedge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cubbedge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Cubbedge throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cubbedge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cubbedge - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cubbedge.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
Cubbedge lands a nice uppercut.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Cubbedge - that landed with a thud.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodman tries a body shot but Cubbedge blocks it.
Cubbedge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodmans head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cubbedge.
Cubbedge blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cubbedge can do to turn this around?
Cubbedge is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cubbedge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saul Goodman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cubbedge swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cubbedge fails to land.
Cubbedge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Cubbedge controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman is trying to maintain a safe position but Cubbedge gets an underhook and turns Goodman into the cage.
Cubbedge putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goodman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cubbedge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cubbedge just leaning against Goodman, taking a breather.
Goodman wants to stall.
Cubbedge trying to land knees to the body.
Cubbedge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goodman is defending well for now.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cubbedge.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cubbedge sizes up Goodman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Cubbedge.
Goodman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cubbedge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Cubbedge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goodman moves in looking to clinch but Cubbedge pushes him off.
Goodman feints and then cracks Cubbedge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cubbedge down.
Goodman throws a jab when Cubbedge was well out of range.
Cubbedge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goodman tries to bum rush Cubbedge with a series of wild strikes but Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goodman throws a lazy body kick
and Cubbedge counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman tries to land a body kick
and Cubbedge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goodman throws out a leg kick but Cubbedge moves out of range and Goodman only half commits.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman lands with a nice combination. Cubbedge backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Cubbedge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cubbedge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goodman.
Goodman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman moves out of range of the strikes.
Cubbedge is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cubbedge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goodman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Goodman, as that shot connected.
Goodman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goodman duly obliges.
Goodman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cubbedge counters with a left to the body.
Goodman tries to clinch but Cubbedge is having none of it.
Goodman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goodman tries to clinch there but Cubbedge circles away.
Cubbedge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Goodman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cubbedge. That did some damage!
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cubbedge.
A countering left hand to the body from Cubbedge misses.
Cubbedge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cubbedge looks to land a right hand but Goodman moved out of range.
Goodman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge jabs Goodman right on the nose. Goodman blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Cubbedge.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman throws a lazy body kick
and Cubbedge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodman swings for the body but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Goodman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cubbedge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goodman clinches with his opponent.
Cubbedge blocks the elbow strike.
Cubbedge trying to land knees to the body.
Cubbedge misses with a punch on the inside.
Cubbedge digs a right hand underneath Goodman's ribcage. Goodman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cubbedge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Goodman.
Cubbedge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cubbedge - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cubbedge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cubbedge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cubbedge blocks the elbow strike.
Cubbedge working aggressively here.
Goodman is trying to break free.
Cubbedge tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodman avoids the damage to the body.
Cubbedge with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Cubbedge scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cubbedge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goodman is defending well for now.
Cubbedge working aggressively here.
Cubbedge lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge tries a body shot but Goodman blocks it.
Cubbedge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodman or not.
A short uppercut from Cubbedge.
Still in the clinch, Goodman scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge blocks a body shot from Goodman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cubbedge.
Cubbedge blocks an elbow strike from Goodman.
Cubbedge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goodman blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goodman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Cubbedge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cubbedge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cubbedge lands a body shot.
Goodman swings for the body but Cubbedge moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Cubbedge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cubbedge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Cubbedge!
Billy Cubbedge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Gazersky (ranked 532 p4p, 584 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 79 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gazersky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clutch - Electric Worry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marlon Gazersky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazersky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philips was well out of range. Poor timing from Gazersky.
Philips's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gazersky under the eye.
It looks like Marlon Gazersky has been cut.
Gazersky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Philips avoids the body shot from Gazersky.
Gazersky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philips throws a counter combo.
Philips scores with a push kick.
Philips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Philips throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gazersky counters with a takedown into side control.
Philips wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gazersky lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips wants to get back to his feet but Gazersky drags him back down.
Philips takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Philips is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazersky prevents Philips from escaping the position.
Gazersky is putting a hurting on Philips here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gazersky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gazersky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gazersky working the ground and pound.
Philips tries to escape but Gazersky is in control.
Gazersky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Philips is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gazersky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gazersky cracks Philips with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gazersky lands a strong strike to the head of Philips. That's dazed him! Gazersky looking to finish here. Philips is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gazersky lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlon Gazersky!
Marlon Gazersky is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Marlon Gazersky 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 54 p4p, 350 weight class) and Juhani Mustonen (ranked 10 p4p, 58 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor throws a leg kick which misses Mustonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mustonen tries to avoid it.
Mustonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Mustonen's shoulder, as Mustonen tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor scores with the left hand. Mustonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Okafor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
Okafor tests Mustonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mustonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustonen.
Mustonen throws a leg kick which misses Okafor's front leg but catches the back leg as Okafor tries to avoid it.
Okafor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okafor scores with a leg kick.
Mustonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor throws a right and a left that Mustonen avoids nicely.
Mustonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okafor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mustonen throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okafor misses with a right hand
letting Mustonen counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mustonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Some bone on bone action there as Okafor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okafor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Mustonen looks to land a body kick but Okafor moved away.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Mustonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mustonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustonen swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor lands a front kick.
Mustonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okafor's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Okafor.
Mustonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okafor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okafor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor moves out of range as Mustonen strikes.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mustonen throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mustonen avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Jab by Okafor.
Mustonen misses the body punch
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Okafor's corner calls for a 1-2. Okafor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Okafor thuds his right hand into Mustonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mustonen takes one to the chin there.
Mustonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mustonen avoids the head kick by Okafor.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Okafor thuds his right hand into Mustonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mustonen blocks the body kick.
Mustonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Okafor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Okafor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor cracks Mustonen with a good jab.
Mustonen misses with a kick to the body
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Mustonen is predictable there
and Okafor counters with a good low kick that Mustonen was not able to check.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mustonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Okafor.
Mustonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okafor misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mustonen.
Mustonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mustonen misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okafor.
Mustonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mustonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mustonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Okafor, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor digs a good hook to Mustonen's body.
Mustonen looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Mustonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mustonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okafor with a body shot.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mustonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Okafor.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mustonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okafor's knee momentarily.
Donk. Okafor catches Mustonen right on the button with a cross.
Mustonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustonen is just out of range.
Mustonen throws out a counter right but Okafor avoids it with no problem.
Okafor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Okafor finds it's way through Mustonen's defenses.
Mustonen throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Mustonen walks into a jab.
Mustonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor counters with a thumping low kick.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mustonen.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mustonen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okafor has got the better of the exchanges.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Mustonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mustonen can do to turn this around?
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Mustonen off balance momentarily.
Mike Okafor is winning the standup battle so far.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mustonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Okafor blocks the low kick.
Mustonen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Okafor scores with a leg kick.
Okafor misses with a left hand
and Mustonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mustonen moves forwards but Okafor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Mustonen misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Mustonen's shoulder, as Mustonen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Mustonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okafor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustonen's sensitive parts.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor walks into a left hand.
Mustonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mustonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Okafor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustonen misses with the body kick
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustonen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okafor.
A punch combination from Okafor misses.
It seemed like Mustonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okafor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustonen's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a body kick.
Mustonen lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Okafor.
Mustonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Mustonen throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor throws the kick towards the body but Mustonen avoids it.
Okafor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mustonen on the side of the head.
Mustonen missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okafor with a jab.
A left lands for Okafor.
Mustonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okafor momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustonen throws a wild body kick that Okafor sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by Okafor.
Mustonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Okafor throwing a counter right hand but Mustonen manages to avoid it.
Mustonen jabs Okafor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okafor scores with a head kick.
Okafor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okafor throws a body punch but Mustonen moves out of range.
Okafor connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Okafor.
Okafor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustonen's hands.
Mustonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okafor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mustonen scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okafor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mustonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mustonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Mustonen misses
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mustonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Okafor throws a counter high kick but Mustonen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mustonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor scores with a leg kick.
Okafor cracks Mustonen with a good jab.
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!
Mustonen throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mustonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okafor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustonen.
Okafor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mustonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mustonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mustonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Mustonen throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Mustonen off balance momentarily.
A big right from Mustonen misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustonen misses the target.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Mustonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mustonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two 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!
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mustonen slips under a jab.
Mustonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okafor can pounce on him.
Mustonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mustonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okafor is able to avoid easily.
As Mustonen backs away, Okafor returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Okafor throws a body kick that misses.
Mustonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mustonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Okafor is out of range and Mustonen settles back down.
Mustonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mustonen lands a front kick.
Mustonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mustonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustonen misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okafor takes one to the side of the head.
Okafor lands with a slapping head kick.
Mustonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mustonen takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Mustonen misses
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Mustonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor throws a leg kick but Mustonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mustonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mustonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustonen.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Mustonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okafor throws a hook but Mustonen blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Mustonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okafor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mustonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor throws out a leg kick but Mustonen moves out of range and Okafor only half commits.
Mustonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustonen tests Okafor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mustonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mustonen looks to throw a body kick
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor avoids a kick to the body.
Okafor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okafor moves away from the strike by Mustonen.
Mustonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Mustonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okafor connects with an inside leg kick.
Okafor digs a good body shot into Mustonen's ribs.
Mustonen takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Okafor cracks Mustonen with a good jab.
Mustonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor connects with an inside leg kick.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Mustonen counters with a nice right hand that sends Okafor toppling to the canvas! Okafor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mustonen finish him?!
Okafor is rocked!
Okafor blocks a head kick by Mustonen.
Mustonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okafor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mustonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mustonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okafor. Mustonen shrugs it off though.
Mustonen misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a left and a right that stings Mustonen.
Good leg kick by Okafor.
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Mustonen with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustonen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okafor.
Mustonen dodges the punch combination from Okafor.
Mustonen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustonen misses with a body shot
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Okafor avoids a kick to the body.
Okafor clobbers Mustonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mustonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor defending well as Mustonen loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mustonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okafor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mustonen throws a lazy body kick
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mustonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mustonen misses with a low kick as Okafor jumps back.
Okafor checks a leg kick nicely.
Okafor lands with a cross.
Okafor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okafor lands a front kick.
Okafor throws a good cross that connects.
Mustonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Mustonen lands with an overhand left.
That kick from Okafor tenderised Mustonen's leg. Mustonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mustonen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okafor counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mustonen misses the jab.
Okafor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okafor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okafor is looking to chop away at Mustonen's legs.
Mustonen misses with a straight right.
Mustonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Mustonen misses with a looping left.
Mustonen takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Mustonen misses.
It looked like Okafor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mustonen throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Mustonen misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor had his way with Juhani Mustonen in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Okafor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mustonen doesn't seem phased though.
Mustonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Mustonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Mustonen with an uppercut!
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okafor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mustonen drops his hands momentarily and Okafor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okafor lands a jab to the nose.
Okafor connects with a right hand. Mustonen shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mustonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Okafor misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Mustonen misses.
Mustonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Okafor connects with a jab.
Okafor checks the leg kick.
Mustonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okafor is able to avoid easily.
Mustonen walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Mustonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okafor lands a really nice looking cross but Mustonen seems unphased.
Okafor scores with a head kick. Mustonen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mustonen throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen ducks right into an uppercut from Okafor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Okafor.
Mustonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Mustonen.
Mustonen misses with a body shot
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mustonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Okafor lands.
Mustonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okafor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mustonen under the eye.
Okafor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mustonen throws a leg kick
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor throws a body punch but Mustonen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor scores with a nice strike.
Okafor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mustonen misses with a body shot.
Mustonen throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mustonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okafor throws out a loose jab but Mustonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor with a nice calf kick.
Okafor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mustonen throws a shot from downtown. Okafor moves away and avoids it.
Okafor lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mustonen looks to land a left hand but Okafor moved out of range nicely.
Okafor connects with a leg kick.
Okafor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor scores with a nice body kick.
Mustonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okafor. Okafor obviously looking to wear him down.
Mustonen throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okafor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juhani Mustonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Okafor.
Okafor connects with the punch.
Okafor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mustonen throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okafor connects with the punch.
Mustonen feints and then cracks Okafor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okafor down.
Mustonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mike Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okafor lunges at Mustonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mustonen's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okafor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Okafor!
Mike Okafor retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mike Okafor 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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