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OFK 249 - Knox Vs Barnes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 1867 p4p, 3296 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 277 p4p, 418 weight class). Emperor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enae Volare Mezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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10 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson throws a lazy body kick
and Emperor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dudeson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Emperor's guard.
Dudeson throws a big right hand that misses.
Emperor has his hands on Dudeson's head, controlling the position.
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.
Dudeson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emperor looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Emperor keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Emperor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dudesons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Emperor lands with a few short shots to the body.
Dudeson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dudeson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emperor's head.
Dudeson throwing shots but Emperor is blocking nicely.
Emperor is looking to control Dudeson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emperor avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson trying to pass the guard but Emperor defending well.
Emperor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dudeson.
Dudeson is stalling here. Emperor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dudeson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Emperor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Emperor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dudeson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emperor controls the position.
Dudeson tries to bench press Emperor off him but Emperor keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Emperor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dudeson tries to control but Emperor manages to take his back.
Dudeson wants to control his opponent's hands but Emperor gets his hands free.
Dudeson tries to break free.
Dudeson 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.
Emperor really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Dudeson.
Dudeson just trying to survive but Emperor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dudeson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Emperor trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dudeson doesn't escape.
Dudeson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Dudeson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudeson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Emperor is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dudeson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Emperor will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Emperor takes a swing at Dudeson's ribcage but misses.
Dudeson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emperor throws out a counter right but Dudeson avoids it with no problem.
Emperor throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dudeson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Emperor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dudeson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dudeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emperor loads up on a big right hand but Dudeson slips the punch.
Emperor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudeson moves away from the strike by Emperor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emperor. Dudeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudeson misses with a body shot.
Dude Dudeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emperor lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Emperor does no damage.
Dudeson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dudeson works the jab nicely.
Emperor lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Emperor misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emperor moves out of range as Dudeson throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Emperor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudeson misses with a low kick.
Emperor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudeson.
Nice sprawl there from Emperor as Dudeson shoots in.
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Dudeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudeson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emperor.
Dudeson throws a front kick aimed at Emperor's knee but Emperor avoids it well.
Emperor swings for the body but Dudeson moves out of range.
Dudeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emperor manages to avoid it.
Emperor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emperor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudeson.
Emperor misses with a looping right.
Emperor throws a body shot but no joy.
Dudeson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emperor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Emperor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emperor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor looks to land a right hand but Dudeson moved out of range.
Emperor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Emperor.
Emperor lands a slapping body shot.
Emperor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudeson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dudeson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emperor. Dudeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedor Emperor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dudeson gets a takedown into half guard.
Emperor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emperor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dudeson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is positioning himself well to prevent Dudeson advancing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Emperor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dudeson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dudeson throwing strikes but missing.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Dudeson passes Emperor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emperor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dudeson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Emperor trying to control here.
Dude Dudeson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dudeson is taking a breather. Emperor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Emperor trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emperor. Dudeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudeson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Dude Dudeson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dudeson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emperor did well to prevent Dudeson getting side control.
Emperor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dudeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emperor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dudeson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emperor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dudeson.
Dudeson is trying to control. Emperor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dudeson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dudeson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emperor keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson is keen to just control but Emperor is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dudeson fails to land the takedown.
Emperor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudeson.
Dudeson thuds a left hand into Emperor's body.
Emperor misses with a leg kick.
Emperor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emperor. Dudeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emperor misses with a hook. Dudeson ducked under it nicely.
Emperor walks into a straight right hand from Dudeson.
Dudeson throws an overhand right that lands on Emperor's shoulder, as Emperor tries to avoid the shot.
Dudeson throws a sloppy head kick and Emperor moves out of range easily.
Emperor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor lands a nice shot that snaps Dudeson's head back.
Emperor is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dudeson cracks Emperor with an open hand slap.
Emperor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudeson misses with a low kick.
Emperor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emperor but Emperor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emperor lunges at Dudeson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dudeson's hand.
Nice defenses there by Emperor.
Dudeson misses with a body shot.
Fedor Emperor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dudeson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dudeson throws a lazy head kick
and Emperor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudeson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emperor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Dudeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dudeson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emperor.
Dudeson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson controlling the action here.
Emperor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Emperor wants to get back to full guard.
Emperor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Emperor is staying active underneath Dudeson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emperor wants to control but Dudeson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Emperor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Emperor throws a big shot that misses.
Dudeson lands a jab to the nose.
Dudeson fails with the takedown
and Emperor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dudeson with a hook.
Emperor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dudeson.
Emperor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emperor catches Dudeson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dudeson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emperor doesn't seem bothered though.
Emperor throws the left hand but Dudeson avoids the punch easily.
Dudeson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emperor was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudeson.
A big left from Emperor misses.
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.
I think Dudeson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Hall (ranked 1750 p4p, 3082 weight class) and Andy Grabber (ranked 80 p4p, 135 weight class). Grabber has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall connects with a jab.
Hall checks the leg kick.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Grabber misses with a wild body shot.
Grabber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Grabber moved out of range nicely.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall throws a right hand that Grabber ducks under and follows up with a left that Grabber also avoids with ease.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grabber moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Grabber is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hall with a body shot.
Grabber works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Grabber ducks down to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grabber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Grabber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hall.
Hall throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grabber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grabber.
Hall wants to clinch.
Grabber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Grabber.
Grabber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grabber defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall feints and then cracks Grabber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grabber down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grabber.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Andy Grabber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Grabber throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall takes one to the chin there.
Some bone on bone action there as Hall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grabber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Grabber ducks down to avoid it.
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Grabber.
Hall tries to pull guard but Grabber won't allow it.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grabber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grabber circles away.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Grabber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Grabber blocks a jab.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabber manages to avoid it.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall lands the left hand.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grabber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Grabber's shoulder, as Grabber tries to avoid the shot.
Grabber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grabber throws a head kick that misses.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hall.
Grabber misses with a straight left.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grabber.
Grabber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Hall lands a jab.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall is looking to slow Grabber down with leg kicks.
Grabber avoids the body shot from Hall.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hall!
Nice shot by Hall.
Grabber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Grabber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hall doesn't seem phased though.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Grabber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Grabber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Grabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Grabber. Beautiful body shot.
Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Hall defending well as Grabber loads up on a big left hand.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab from Hall.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Hall avoids the body shot from Grabber.
Hall throws a hook but Grabber avoids it easily.
Grabber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hall cracks Grabber with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall scores with a nice head shot.
Hall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grabber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall clobbers Grabber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Grabber saw that one coming.
Hall cracks Grabber with an open hand slap.
Grabber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Charlie Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Grabber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabber throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
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!
Grabber lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a combination. Grabber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grabber.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Hall connects with a jab.
Grabber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grabber in his tracks.
Grabber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Grabber throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
A jab from Hall misses.
Grabber slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall backing away here, and Grabber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Grabber saw that one coming.
Hall lands a right hook to the body.
Grabber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grabber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Nice defenses there by Hall.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Grabber counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall blocks a leg kick.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grabber.
Grabber lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Grabber moved out of range.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Grabber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Grabber.
Hall thows a leg kick but Grabber checks it
and Grabber counters with a nice uppercut.
Grabber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall works Grabber's body with a nice hook.
Hall throws a right and a left that Grabber avoids nicely.
Grabber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Hall misses.
Grabber doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hall connects with a jab.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.
Hall connects with a solid leg kick.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall misses with the body kick
and Grabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall with a hook.
Grabber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Grabber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall drives through with a takedown into Grabber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grabber can do to turn this around?
Grabber is trying to keep Hall in close.
Grabber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there.
Hall trying to control but Grabber is working from the bottom.
Hall stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Grabber.
Grabber throws a lazy right hand but Hall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall cracks Grabber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall lunges at Grabber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grabber's hand.
Hall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Grabber misses.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grabber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grabber slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall lands with a good body shot.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Hall.
Grabber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grabber - the referee stops the clock and Hall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grabber. Hall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Grabber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Grabber throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Hall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grabber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grabber lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
A big left from Hall misses.
Grabber throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Grabber slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grabber!
Grabber tries to buck Hall off but Hall is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Hall has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hall decides to stand back up.
Grabber connects with a right hand. Hall shakes it off.
Grabber misses with a body shot.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Grabber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Grabber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Grabber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Grabber.
Grabber slips under a jab.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grabber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Grabber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charlie Hall's cut is getting worse.
Grabber moves away from the strike by Hall.
Grabber blocks a leg kick.
Grabber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Grabber slips under a jab.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grabber misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall tests Grabber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grabber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall jabs Grabber right on the nose. Grabber blinks but takes it well.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grabber stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
Hall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hall.
Grabber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Grabber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall clobbers Grabber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall cracks Grabber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grabber throws a sloppy head kick and Hall moves out of range easily.
Hall lands a body shot.
Grabber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grabber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Grabber.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grabber throws out the jab.
Hall misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabber throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall moves away from the strike by Grabber.
Grabber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hall. That did some damage!
Grabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grabber.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Grabber ducks down to avoid it.
Grabber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Hall.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grabber.
Hall tries to bum rush Grabber with a series of wild strikes but Grabber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Hall.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grabber is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.
Hall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Grabber coming out on top.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grabber throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall misses with a hook.
Charlie Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grabber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andy Grabber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grabber throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall lands a nice shot that snaps Grabber's head back.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grabber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall jabs at Grabber's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grabber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grabber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hall 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Hall!
Charlie Hall bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Naulakko (ranked 1091 p4p, 2805 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 166 p4p, 372 weight class). Naulakko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amon Amarth - First Kill. Jean Lucroy 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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy moves into the clinch successfully.
Naulakko misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Naulakko to work.
A short right from Naulakko on the inside.
Naulakko scores with a shot to the side of Lucroy's head.
Good body shot from Naulakko.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naulakko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naulakko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Naulakko.
Lucroy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Naulakko circles away.
A low kick from Naulakko misses
and Lucroy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucroy trying to control the action but Naulakko is working from the bottom.
Naulakko trying to control but Lucroy postures up.
Naulakko wants to improve his position but Lucroy is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy trying to control from half guard but Naulakko is working away.
Naulakko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naulakko tries to kick Lucroy off but Lucroy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Naulakko has hold of Lucroy's hands but Lucroy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lucroy throwing shots but Naulakko is blocking nicely.
Lucroy is looking to stall here but Naulakko recovers full guard.
Lucroy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko tries to escape but Lucroy is in control.
Naulakko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lucroy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lucroy trying to control the position but Naulakko is working away.
Lucroy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Naulakko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Naulakko throws Lucroy to one side and escapes!
Good shot there by Naulakko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy shoots and misses
and Naulakko counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Naulakko lands with an overhand left.
Lucroy moves out of range of the body kick from Naulakko.
Lucroy with the counter takedown but Naulakko avoids it easily.
A low kick from Naulakko is predictable there
and Lucroy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Naulakko!
Naulakko sneaks back into half guard.
Naulakko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucroy.
Well, if Lucroy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lucroy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lucroy prevents Naulakko from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My spies in Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform me that Lucroy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Naulakko is staying active underneath Lucroy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lucroy is pressing down on Naulakko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Naulakko is holding on for now.
Lucroy prevents Naulakko from standing back up.
Lucroy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lucroy seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naulakko is not content to let Lucroy control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Naulakko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Naulakko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucroy throws a counter combo.
Lucroy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lucroy shoots in looking for a takedown but Naulakko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lucroy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Naulakko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Lucroy tries to counter it with a takedown but Naulakko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lucroy moves out of range of the strikes.
Naulakko misses with a hook. Lucroy ducked under it nicely.
Lucroy feints the counter takedown.
A left lands for Naulakko.
Naulakko lands an overhand right.
Pertti Naulakko is winning the standup battle so far.
Naulakko throws a hook but Lucroy avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Naulakko misses the target.
Lucroy tries to counter with a clinch but Naulakko shakes him off and moves away.
Naulakko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jean Lucroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naulakko takes a swing at Lucroy's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulakko wants to slow Lucroy down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucroy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Naulakko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucroy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Naulakko's guard.
Lucroy throws an elbow that misses. Naulakko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lucroy's guard. Nice move by Naulakko!
Jean Lucroy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lucroy pulls Naulakko in close to prevent any damage.
Naulakko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lucroy keeping moving, preventing Naulakko from controlling successfully.
Lucroy wants to get back to his feet but Naulakko passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Naulakko wants to take a breather but Lucroy is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lucroy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Naulakko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lucroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lucroy controls Naulakko momentarily but Naulakko frees himself.
Lucroy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Naulakko is one step ahead there.
Naulakko wants to stand but Lucroy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko trying to control but Lucroy is working from the bottom.
Lucroy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Naulakko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Naulakko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Naulakko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Naulakko looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucroy is just out of range.
Lucroy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Naulakko but Naulakko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lucroy misses with a takedown attempt
and Naulakko counters with a stiff right hand.
Pertti Naulakko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lucroy.
That kick from Naulakko tenderised Lucroy's leg. Lucroy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pertti Naulakko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naulakko misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Naulakko.
Lucroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Naulakko tries to sprawl out of it but Lucroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Naulakko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Naulakko throws a big shot that misses.
Lucroy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good shot there by Naulakko.
That has opened up Jean Lucroy's cut even more.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lucroy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Naulakko misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Naulakko catches Lucroy right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Naulakko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lucroy's cut.
That's time! Naulakko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Naulakko drops Lucroy with a huge uppercut! Lucroy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Naulakko is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Naulakko!
A very excited looking Pertti Naulakko 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 963 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 53 p4p, 107 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Thats Not Me. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 38 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiger throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger wants to counter with a clinch but Laine pushes him away.
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Laine scores with a jab.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine sets himself, and Tiger steps forward looking for the clinch! Laine avoids it this time.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Tiger is out of range.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Tiger has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine misses with a hook.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger works over Laine's head and body with a nice combination.
Laine jabs Tiger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger wants to counter with a clinch but Laine pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tiger - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tiger. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tiger scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Laine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Laine scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Tiger lands with a slapping head kick.
Laine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tiger moves in looking to clinch but Laine pushes him off.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laine looks to land a combination. Tiger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiger lands with a nice combination. Laine backs away looking to recover.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger checks a leg kick nicely.
Tiger 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.
Tiger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine scores with a hook.
Tiger misses with a low kick as Laine jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Tiger.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiger slips a straight right by Laine.
Tiger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laine misses with a low kick as Tiger jumps back.
Tiger misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
and Tiger counters with a two punch combo.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiger.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Laine enables Tiger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Laine manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tiger being controlled here momentarily.
Tiger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Laine keeps moving.
Tiger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tiger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laine is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laine lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that round.
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.
Tiger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine thows a body kick. Tiger tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tiger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laine is fending him off so far but Tiger persists. Nope, Laine circles away and we're back to standing.
Laine cracks Tiger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Muuka Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiger finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Nice body kick from Tiger.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Laine moves out of range as Tiger strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A leg kick checked by Tiger.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
Great Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laine cracks Tiger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Tiger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laine's head.
Tiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laine.
Tiger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiger.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Laine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger wants to counter with a clinch but Laine pushes him away.
Tiger slips a jab from Laine.
Tiger jabs at Laine's body.
Tiger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Tiger connects with a leg kick.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiger checks it well.
Tiger swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Tiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laine doesn't seem phased though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tiger.
Tiger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tiger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Tiger throws a push kick but Laine slaps the foot to one side.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Tiger thinks about the counter body kick.
Tiger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiger throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Laine.
Tiger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Laine tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tiger lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Tiger clinches up with Laine and pushes him back against the cage.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tiger blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiger.
Tiger has Laine pressed against the cage, preventing Laine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiger missing with knees to the body.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laines head.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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 Muuka Laine will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tiger avoids the body shot from Laine.
Tiger feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Tiger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiger tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiger tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tiger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Laine lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger throws a body kick that misses.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tiger. Tiger obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiger tries to clinch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine tries to bum rush Tiger with a series of wild strikes but Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laine throws a leg kick but Tiger checks it.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiger moves in looking to clinch but Laine pushes him off.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Laine looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiger's head.
Tiger misses with the combination.
Laine throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Laine.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine sets himself, and Tiger steps forward looking for the clinch! Laine avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiger can pounce on him.
Laine tries to keep at a distance but Tiger has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laine gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
Tiger digs a right hand underneath Laine's ribcage. Laine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Laine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laine lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiger moves in looking to clinch but Laine pushes him off.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiger counters with a three punch combo that has Laine backing up. Laine nods at Tiger to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Tiger tries to counter with a clinch but Laine shakes him off and moves away.
Tiger tries to clinch but Laine moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tiger.
Tiger is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiger was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger rushes Laine and presses him up against the cage.
Tiger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laine tries a knee to the head but Tiger blocks it.
Great Tiger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Tiger blocks an elbow strike from Laine.
Laine is trying to push Tiger away but Tiger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Laine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut there from Tiger.
A head kick misses from Tiger.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine lands with an overhand left.
Laine throws a leg kick but Tiger moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Tiger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
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 Muuka Laine.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theros Ironfeld (ranked 826 p4p, 1068 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 117 p4p, 145 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alexandru Mircea enters the cage!
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12 - 8 - 0 |
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22 - 14 - 0 |
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theros Ironfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfeld misses with a body shot.
Mircea jabs at Ironfeld's body.
Ironfeld looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Mircea.
Ironfeld closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mircea wants to control but Ironfeld is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ironfeld wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mircea keeps working.
Mircea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ironfeld.
Ironfeld looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mircea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ironfeld lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ironfeld throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ironfeld misses with a head shot. Mircea uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfeld trying to control but Mircea is working from the bottom.
Ironfeld throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ironfeld postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ironfeld throwing strikes but missing.
Ironfeld throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ironfeld accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mircea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mircea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ironfeld controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mircea looking to control.
Ironfeld is stalling in the full guard.
Ironfeld postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ironfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Mircea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mircea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ironfeld.
Mircea with a jab.
Ironfeld ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ironfeld was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ironfeld misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ironfeld gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ironfeld swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld throws the left hand but Mircea avoids the punch easily.
Mircea throws a head kick but Ironfeld moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Mircea, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ironfeld misses the jab.
Ironfeld misses with a body punch
and Mircea counters with a leg kick.
Mircea misses with a head kick.
Mircea lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mircea.
Ironfeld is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mircea.
Mircea has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ironfeld is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ironfeld avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ironfeld appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ironfeld takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mircea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mircea scores with the left hand. Ironfeld knows he should have avoided that one.
Mircea scores with a leg kick.
Mircea connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ironfeld. Ironfeld circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mircea lands an overhand right.
Mircea slips under a jab from Ironfeld.
Ironfeld fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Ironfeld misses the target.
Alexandru Mircea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mircea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mircea lands a nice shot to the body.
Ironfeld misses with a body shot
and Mircea counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mircea.
Mircea slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Ironfeld misses its intended target.
Mircea appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mircea moves out of range as Ironfeld strikes.
Mircea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ironfeld.
Ironfeld avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ironfeld keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mircea.
Mircea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ironfeld throws out the jab.
Mircea connects with a looping right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ironfeld jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ironfeld throws an overhand right that lands on Mircea's shoulder, as Mircea tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick from Mircea, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mircea tries to sprawl but Ironfeld drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mircea is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ironfeld throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Ironfeld there.
Ironfeld wants to pass the guard but Mircea is defending well.
Ironfeld working over Mircea with some ground and pound. Mircea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea is staying active underneath Ironfeld, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ironfeld wants to free his trapped foot but Mircea is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mircea controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironfeld misses with a head shot. Mircea uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ironfeld in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mircea keeping moving, preventing Ironfeld from controlling successfully.
Ironfeld not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ironfeld with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mircea keeping moving, preventing Ironfeld from controlling successfully.
Ironfeld throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ironfeld makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ironfeld trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mircea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ironfeld trying to control the position from guard on top but Mircea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mircea thuds his right hand into Ironfeld's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mircea gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mircea has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ironfeld is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands an elbow just above Ironfeld 's eye.
It looks like Theros Ironfeld has been cut.
Mircea lands a hook that snaps the head of Ironfeld backwards.
Ironfeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ironfeld blocking some punches.
Ironfeld misses with some punches.
Ironfeld looking to slow down the pace here.
Ironfeld changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mircea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mircea. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mircea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ironfeld.
Ironfeld closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mircea did well to prevent Ironfeld getting side control.
Nice strikes from Ironfeld there.
Ironfeld is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mircea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ironfeld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ironfeld tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mircea knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mircea keeping hold of Ironfeld's head, controlling as best he can.
Ironfeld throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ironfeld not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ironfeld controlling the action here.
Ironfeld sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mircea defending well though.
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 Theros Ironfeld will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Theros Ironfeld's cut.
That's time! Ironfeld's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mircea, as that shot connected.
Ironfeld gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ironfeld misses with a series of wild punches.
Mircea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ironfeld.
Mircea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ironfeld is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mircea slips a jab from Ironfeld.
Ironfeld throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.
Mircea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mircea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mircea scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ironfeld ducks under a wild hook from Mircea.
Ironfeld missing with a left hand there. Mircea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironfeld changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mircea tries to avoid it but Ironfeld manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mircea to the ground. Mircea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ironfeld throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ironfeld fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mircea swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea loads up on a big right hand but Ironfeld slips the punch.
Mircea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ironfeld misses the shot to the body.
Ironfeld wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ironfeld swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mircea raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mircea just misses with a punch to the body.
Ironfeld misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mircea clobbers Ironfeld with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mircea.
Mircea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mircea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ironfeld scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mircea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ironfeld stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ironfeld throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mircea throws out a counter right but Ironfeld avoids it with no problem.
Ironfeld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mircea was well out of range. Poor timing from Ironfeld.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ironfeld misses with a hook.
Ironfeld on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mircea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mircea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ironfeld takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mircea throws a head kick that half lands.
Mircea connects with a body shot that sends Ironfeld's belly button to the back.
Donk. Mircea catches Ironfeld right on the button with a cross.
Mircea lands a high kick!
Ironfeld shoots in but Mircea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theros Ironfeld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mircea.
Mircea lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mircea.
Ironfeld finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Mircea's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ironfeld falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandru Mircea!
In his post fight interview, Alexandru Mircea gave a big smile as he said 'I Train So Hard To Pull The Biggest Upset In Odense MMA History And Finally Become Heavyweight Champion Of The World.'.
In defeat, Theros Ironfeld stepped up to the mic, saying 'Came in here thinking I could get a chance at that belt, but when the pieces don't fit, the Blacksmith goes back to the forge. I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Milano (ranked 740 p4p, 1085 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 33 p4p, 45 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monty Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano swings widly with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Milano scores with a jab to the body.
Milano with a nice cross.
It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Milano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper throws a jab when Milano was well out of range.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milano.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Milano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooper walks into a stiff left hand from Milano.
Milano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Milano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Milano misses with a straight left.
Milano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper lands a right hook to the body.
Milano rushes Cooper and presses him up against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Milano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Milano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Milano throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Milano throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
Monty Milano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milano manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milano. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milano.
Cooper throws out a counter right but Milano avoids it with no problem.
Milano lands a nice looking body shot.
Milano misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
Milano moves away from the strike by Cooper.
Milano slips a straight right by Cooper.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Cooper.
Milano slips a straight right by Cooper.
It looked like Milano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Milano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milano.
Milano looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Milano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
Milano throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Milano tries to improve position but can't.
Milano looks to move to half guard but instead Cooper has passed into mount! Damn!
Milano in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Cooper has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Milano tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Milano is working to get back to half guard.
Cooper cracks Milano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Milano wants to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milano tries to hold on but Cooper pushes him away.
Cooper has control of Milano's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Milano regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Milano tries to reverse the position but Cooper maintains control.
Milano controls the position.
Cooper avoids the attempt from Milano to control.
Cooper looking to control but Milano is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cooper might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Milano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Milano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cooper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milano is working hard here to advance position.
Cooper landing shots from mount.
Cooper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Milano is working to get back to half guard.
Cooper lands a heavy elbow.
Cooper punching from mount but Milano doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Milano really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper landing shots from mount.
Milano tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
Cooper punishing his opponent with strikes.
 Milano is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper drops a big elbow. That's hurt Milano! More shots from Cooper and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooper!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 99 p4p, 536 weight class) and Remi Johnson (ranked 21 p4p, 85 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remi Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosmanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kosmanov misses with a wild combination.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kosmanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kosmanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Kosmanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kosmanov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kosmanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kosmanov lands a jab.
It looks like Remi Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kosmanov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Kosmanov's guard.
Kosmanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosmanov being controlled here, momentarily.
Kosmanov trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Kosmanov's body and controls the position.
Kosmanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kosmanov, not yet.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Kosmanov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Johnson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kosmanov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosmanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kosmanov. Kosmanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosmanov staying out of range there.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson misses with a hook. Kosmanov ducked under it nicely.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Kosmanov swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a right hand that Kosmanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kosmanov also avoids with ease.
Kosmanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kosmanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Kosmanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kosmanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kosmanov.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kosmanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut.
Kosmanov misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remi Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kosmanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosmanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kosmanov off to one side.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kosmanov lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Kosmanov is having none of it.
Kosmanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson wants to stand up but Kosmanov is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kosmanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Kosmanov from controlling successfully.
Kosmanov looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kosmanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Kosmanov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kosmanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kosmanov throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Kosmanov slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Kosmanov misses with an uppercut.
Kosmanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Remi Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson stalks Kosmanov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kosmanov's face. Kosmanov staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circling - Kosmanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kosmanov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kosmanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kosmanov.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Kosmanov.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson defending well as Kosmanov loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Kosmanov.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kosmanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
As Johnson looks to move away, Kosmanov throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson scores with a one two! Kosmanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kosmanov throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kosmanov as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kosmanov is looking to counter punch.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kosmanov.
Vladimir Kosmanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson misses with a hook. Kosmanov ducked under it nicely.
Johnson swings for the body but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Kosmanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson checks a low kick from Kosmanov.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Johnson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Kosmanov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kosmanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kosmanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kosmanov scrambles back to his feet.
Kosmanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Kosmanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Kosmanov slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Kosmanov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kosmanov throws a head punch that misses.
Kosmanov tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kosmanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov can't get the takedown.
Kosmanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kosmanov misses with a body punch.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Kosmanov.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Kosmanov tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kosmanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosmanov prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Kosmanov working aggressively here.
Kosmanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Kosmanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kosmanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosmanov tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kosmanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kosmanov tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Kosmanov back against the cage.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosmanov.
Johnson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kosmanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kosmanov throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson misses with a hook. Kosmanov ducked under it nicely.
Kosmanov takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Kosmanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Kosmanov misses the target.
Kosmanov lands with a good body shot.
Kosmanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosmanov. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kosmanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kosmanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosmanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kosmanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Kosmanov misses the target.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kosmanov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kosmanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
 Johnson is rocked!
Kosmanov slips a straight right by Johnson.
Kosmanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kosmanov lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kosmanov finish him?
Kosmanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson misses with a hook. Kosmanov ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Kosmanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kosmanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Kosmanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov misses with a straight right.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Kosmanov avoids it well.
Kosmanov looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Kosmanov misses with a looping right.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kosmanov.
A telegraphed right hand from Kosmanov misses the target.
Johnson defending well as Kosmanov loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Johnson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kosmanov.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Kosmanov moves away and avoids it.
Kosmanov throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Kosmanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Kosmanov on that attempt.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Johnson misses.
A big left from Kosmanov misses.
Kosmanov throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kosmanov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Kosmanov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kosmanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kosmanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kosmanov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Kosmanov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Kosmanov has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kosmanov'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.
Johnson trying to control but Kosmanov is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice uppercut lands for Kosmanov. That snapped Johnson's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vladimir Kosmanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remi Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosmanov.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kosmanov counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Kosmanov finds it's target.
Kosmanov ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kosmanov tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kosmanov to the ground. Kosmanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Kosmanov counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kosmanov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kosmanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kosmanov!
Vladimir Kosmanov retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Vladimir Kosmanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 87 p4p, 494 weight class) and Derrick Barnes (ranked 9 p4p, 62 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with Click Click Boom | Saliva blaring out of the sound system. Barnes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Want The Funk. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Athos Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes .
Barnes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barnes lands in his opponent's guard.
Knox has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to sweep but no luck.
Knox is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knox is on top in guard.
Barnes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
Knox is controlling the pace.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Knox trying to pass the guard but Barnes defending well.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes .
Knox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox preventing the sweep.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Knox postures up.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes striking off his back but it's not causing Knox any problems.
Knox's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Barnes wants to improve his position but instead Knox has moved into half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knox stalling.
Barnes wants to improve his position but Knox is controlling well.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knox controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barnes 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knox under the eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Knox - just one landing.
Knox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes . Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knox takes a swing at Barnes 's ribcage but misses.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Knox defends it well.
Barnes misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knox napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barnes trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Barnes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Barnes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Knox is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Derrick Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Knox gets back to half guard.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Knox defends it.
Barnes trying to control the action but Knox is working from the bottom.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
My spies in Mentor Gym inform me that Barnes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barnes pushes down on Knox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Knox wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Barnes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knox is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knox pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes stands and throws Knox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnes connects with a decent elbow.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Knox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Barnes tries to score with some ground and pound. Knox controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
Barnes wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Barnes is chipping away with strikes.
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox regains half guard.
Barnes winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes lands strikes from half guard.
Knox tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Knox is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Knox manages to get to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knox has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knox throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Knox misses.
Barnes slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Barnes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knox.
Barnes lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes .
Knox throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to bum rush Knox with a series of wild strikes but Knox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes walks into a jab.
Athos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Knox gets a clinch.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Knox forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barnes or not.
Knox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Derrick Barnes has been cut.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Athos Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Barnes .
Barnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes .
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes .
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Barnes .
Barnes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barnes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Knox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Knox tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes 's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Knox's knee but Knox avoids it well.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick lands for Barnes .
A jab from Knox misses.
A nice side step and Barnes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Barnes tries to move into range but Knox moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Barnes .
Barnes moves away from the strike by Knox.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes !
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Knox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barnes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Barnes blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Athos Knox clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Barnes 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barnes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barnes moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Knox misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Knox throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes tries a quick counter leg kick but Knox is wise to it.
Barnes is looking to score with low kicks.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
A jab from Barnes finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Barnes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Knox's brow.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Barnes throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes stands and throws Knox's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes cracks Knox with a big right hand but Knox just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Athos Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes looks up at the clock and then as Knox takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Barnes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox tries to bench press Barnes off him but Barnes keeps the position.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Knox some visible discomfort.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Knox is trying to improve his position.
Knox avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barnes .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking for a sweep.
Barnes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Barnes working the head with strikes.
Knox stops Barnes from passing to mount.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes advances to full mount.
Knox really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Knox regains half guard.
Knox trying to control but Barnes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knox is rocked!
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Knox defends it.
Oh Knox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barnes in particular looking to stall.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnes throwing shots but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Barnes is looking to advance position but Knox won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Barnes 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Knox clinches up against the cage.
Barnes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes tightens his grip and picks Knox up, before dumping him to the ground. Knox manages to land in guard.
Knox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Knox keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes postures up in Knox's guard and throws a big left but Knox blocks it.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox 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.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Knox is retaining full guard.
Knox is controlling Barnes 's posture.
Barnes won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes distracts Knox with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox is looking to improve his position.
Knox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes .
Knox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes is nestled in close to Knox, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes passes to side control.
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes tries to move to mount but Knox blocks the move with his legs.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Barnes in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knox keeps working.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Knox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barnes lands a strong strike to the head of Knox. That's dazed him! Barnes looking to finish here. Knox is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Barnes lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Barnes !
Derrick Barnes is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Derrick Barnes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Athos Knox was interviewed post fight and said '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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