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OFK 254 - Wulf Vs Laine PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Fuguego (ranked 2545 p4p, 5347 weight class) and Steven Seagull (ranked 144 p4p, 244 weight class). Alphonse Fuguego could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steven Seagull's chin.
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5 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alphonse Fuguego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steven Seagull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seagull shoots in and drives through. Fuguego sprawls well.
Fuguego looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fuguego keeps the fight on the outside.
Seagull moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fuguego with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seagull wants to clinch up but Fuguego keeps it at a distance.
Seagull misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuguego counters with a straight right hand.
Fuguego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seagull throws a lazy right hand but Fuguego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seagull tries to clinch but Fuguego is having none of it.
Fuguego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seagull circles away quickly and effectively.
Seagull stalks Fuguego and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fuguego's face. Fuguego staggers backwards, shaken.
Fuguego closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seagull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fuguego prevents it.
Fuguego stops a takedown attempt from Seagull.
Alphonse Fuguego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seagull.
Seagull is trying to drag Fuguego to the mat but Fuguego just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Seagull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fuguego prevents it.
Fuguego is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego gets underhooks to prevent Seagull's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fuguego - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
I was talking to Fuguego's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fuguego is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fuguego doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuguego lands with a left to the head.
Seagull is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fuguego just leaning against Seagull, taking a breather.
Seagull looking for a takedown.
Fuguego manages to break the clinch.
Fuguego clinches with his opponent.
Fuguego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seagull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fuguego pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fuguego has Seagull pushed against the cage.
Seagull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fuguego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego lands a shot to the body.
Seagull tries to score a body lock takedown but Fuguego shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fuguego lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 It looks like Steven Seagull has been cut.
Fuguego is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fuguego lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seagull backwards.
Seagull is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fuguego breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fuguego darts in and clinches Seagull up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fuguego takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fuguego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seagull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seagull jumps guard.
Seagull throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fuguego escapes and throws Seagull's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Seagull being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego working the ground and pound from side control.
Seagull sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fuguego sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Seagull wants to get back to full guard but Fuguego has passed into side control.
Fuguego working away.
Fuguego content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fuguego continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuguego moves into full mount!
Fuguego controlling from mount.
Seagull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Seagull sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Fuguego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagull's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seagull has Fuguego up against the cage in a clinch.
Seagull changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fuguego fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seagull on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Fuguego there.
Fuguego closes the distance and clinches.
Fuguego stops a takedown attempt from Seagull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuguego.
The referee calls for Fuguego to work.
Fuguego manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Fuguego on the inside.
Seagull tries to score a body lock takedown but Fuguego shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alphonse Fuguego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seagull.
Fuguego lands a body punch.
Fuguego gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Seagull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seagull moves in looking to clinch but Fuguego pushes him off.
Seagull tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fuguego counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fuguego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Seagull is rocked!
Seagull tries to clinch but Fuguego moves out of range.
Seagull is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuguego finish him?
Fuguego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagull moves away.
Seagull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuguego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Seagull seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Fuguego.
Fuguego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seagull can do to turn this around?
Seagull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seagull tries to clinch up.
Seagull tries to clinch
and Fuguego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Fuguego.
Fuguego connects with a body shot that sends Seagull's belly button to the back.
Seagull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seagull cracks Fuguego with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego is not content to let Seagull control the position.
Fuguego is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Seagull off and has taken his back!
Fuguego biding his time, controlling Seagull.
Alphonse Fuguego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuguego scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
I really don't envy Seagull right now.
Fuguego has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Seagull trying to control the action but Fuguego just sinks the hooks in.
Fuguego controlling the position well here. Seagull rolled but Fuguego kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Seagull tries to roll but Fuguego sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuguego controlling from the back.
Fuguego has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Seagull has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fuguego trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Seagull doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagull is really stuck here.
Fuguego controls the position.
Fuguego keeps control of the position as Seagull tries to break free.
Fuguego has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fuguego is persistently looking for the submission but Seagull is defending it well.
Fuguego is punishing Seagull with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fuguego is persistently looking for the submission but Seagull is defending it well.
Seagull can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonse Fuguego dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagull's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Seagull.
Seagull tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fuguego defends well and Seagull ends up having to push Fuguego into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Seagull clinches up against the cage.
Seagull is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fuguego is defending well.
Alphonse Fuguego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seagull.
Fuguego stops a takedown attempt from Seagull.
Fuguego throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seagull goes for a takedown attempt but Fuguego pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fuguego forces Seagull back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Fuguego as the two fighters clinch.
Alphonse Fuguego has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Fuguego.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuguego stalling the fight.
Fuguego lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fuguego.
Seagull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fuguego lands a body shot.
Fuguego lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Fuguego - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuguego will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seagull up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuguego.
A short uppercut from Fuguego.
Fuguego slows down the pace here.
Seagull wants a takedown.
Fuguego gets through Seagull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Fuguego.
Fuguego avoiding damage.
Fuguego has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fuguego.
Fuguego avoiding damage.
Fuguego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fuguego is pressed up against the cage. Seagull has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuguego down to the mat. Fuguego avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steven Seagull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuguego connects with a right hand. Seagull shakes it off.
Seagull misses with a hook to the body
and Fuguego counters with a nice low kick that buckles Seagull's knee momentarily.
Fuguego throws a leg kick which misses Seagull's front leg but catches the back leg as Seagull tries to avoid it.
Seagull misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Fuguego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuguego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seagull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seagull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fuguego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Fuguego.
Seagull tries for a takedown but Fuguego manages to get underhooks.
Fuguego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seagull backwards.
Seagull changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fuguego fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fuguego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fuguego rushes Seagull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuguego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seagull drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fuguego creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Seagull's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Seagull drops to his knees and Fuguego pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alphonse Fuguego!
An out of breath Alphonse Fuguego thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 1768 p4p, 3000 weight class) and Nico DiAngelo (ranked 241 p4p, 361 weight class). Nico DiAngelo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nico DiAngelo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DiAngelo slips a straight right by Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk fails with a takedown attempt.
Bomstaerk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for DiAngelo!
DiAngelo prevents Bomstaerk from moving into mount.
DiAngelo tries to buck Bomstaerk off but Bomstaerk is having none of it.
Bomstaerk is looking to take a break and control but DiAngelo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bomstaerk lands a few punches from side control.
DiAngelo tries to buck Bomstaerk off but Bomstaerk is having none of it.
Bomstaerk working the ground and pound.
Bomstaerk taking a breather here.
Bomstaerk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused DiAngelo some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk scoring with punches and elbows.
DiAngelo tries to bench press Bomstaerk off him but Bomstaerk keeps the position.
Bomstaerk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bomstaerk looks up at the clock and then as DiAngelo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bomstaerk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
DiAngelo taking a bit of punishment here - Bomstaerk scoring with strikes.
Bomstaerk wants to control but DiAngelo is keeping him busy.
DiAngelo is looking for a sweep.
DiAngelo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
DiAngelo is looking for a sweep.
Bomstaerk wants to control but DiAngelo is keeping him busy.
DiAngelo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
DiAngelo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bomstaerk 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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
DiAngelo tries to buck Bomstaerk off but Bomstaerk is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
DiAngelo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
DiAngelo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bomstaerk presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
DiAngelo can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomstaerk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bomstaerk wants to control the pace but DiAngelo is squirming around nicely.
Bomstaerk with the ground and pound from mount.
Bomstaerk controlling from mount.
Bomstaerk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
DiAngelo tries to reverse the position but Bomstaerk maintains control.
Bomstaerk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
DiAngelo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DiAngelo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bomstaerk winds up and cracks DiAngelo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
DiAngelo is rocked!
DiAngelo taking some punishment here, with Bomstaerk in his half guard.
Bomstaerk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
DiAngelo is still in real trouble! Can Bomstaerk finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bomstaerk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bomstaerk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bomstaerk working over DiAngelo with some ground and pound. DiAngelo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bomstaerk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bomstaerk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so DiAngelo is just riding it out for now. Bomstaerk eventually gives up the hold.
DiAngelo actively working from the bottom here.
Bomstaerk working DiAngelo over with strikes.
Bomstaerk slips a nice elbow through DiAngelo's hands, connecting with DiAngelo's forehead.
DiAngelo has hold of Bomstaerk's hands but Bomstaerk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bomstaerk lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked DiAngelo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Bomstaerk jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bomstaerk!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bobby Bomstaerk thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 2053 p4p, 1630 weight class) and Tommy Heceda (ranked 194 p4p, 165 weight class). Heceda has chosen Hawaiian Kickboxer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Heceda!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heceda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heceda misses with a looping right.
Heceda leaves Loco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Heceda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heceda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heceda throws a jab when Loco was well out of range.
Loco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heceda to the mat! Heceda manages to get full guard.
Loco wants to pass the guard but Heceda is keeping the position.
Heceda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Loco wants to control from the top but Heceda keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heceda trying to control the position.
Loco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heceda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loco looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Heceda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice sprawl there from Heceda as Loco shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loco slips a jab from Heceda.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heceda as he jumps to the side.
Tommy Heceda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Heceda is not content to let Loco control the position.
Loco staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heceda dodges the ground and pound from Loco.
You can see the frustration on Heceda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heceda has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Loco tries to advance to mount but can't.
Loco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Heceda is trying to escape the position but Loco is controlling the position.
Loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heceda keeps working.
Heceda is trying to control Loco's posture but Loco avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Heceda's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mono Loco will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Loco slips under a jab.
Loco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Loco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Heceda quickly recovers to half guard.
Loco content to control rather than advance.
Loco'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.
Loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heceda keeps working.
Loco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco prevents Heceda from improving his position.
Loco stalling.
Loco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heceda sees it coming and defends easily.
Heceda gets back to full guard.
Loco slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heceda keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Loco looking to sit in guard and control but Heceda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Loco working for submissions but it's allowed Heceda to get to half guard.
Loco manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heceda's guard.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Heceda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heceda trying to keep a closed guard but Loco is proving a slippery customer.
Loco wants to control from the top but Heceda keeps moving.
Loco content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Loco trying to control but Heceda is working from the bottom.
Loco is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Heceda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Loco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mono Loco dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Loco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heceda lands a glancing blow to the side of Loco's head.
Heceda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Loco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Heceda keeping control of the position.
Loco is looking for a kimura but Heceda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Loco to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco controlling the action here.
Loco seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco trying to control the action but Heceda is working from the bottom.
Loco is looking for a kimura here.
Loco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Loco seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Heceda for as long as he can get away with.
Loco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Heceda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loco doesn't seem phased though.
Heceda misses with a hook
so Loco counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loco is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Loco slips nicely into half guard.
Loco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Loco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heceda tries to kick Loco off but Loco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Heceda is looking to improve his position.
Mono Loco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heceda is defending against the submission attempts here by Loco.
Loco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tommy Heceda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heceda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loco.
Loco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mono Loco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loco, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mono Loco!
A victorious Mono Loco thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uniesky Santaban (ranked 1185 p4p, 1932 weight class) and Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 165 p4p, 247 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santaban scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santaban tries to sprawl but Mendy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santaban's coaches at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Mendy thows a huge punch but Santaban dodges it nicely.
Santaban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mendy.
Mendy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santaban's head.
Mendy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santaban tries to kick Mendy off but Mendy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santaban trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santaban's head.
Mendy thows a huge punch but Santaban dodges it nicely.
Santaban avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendy.
Mendy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santaban does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy slows the pace down in half guard.
Mendy thows a huge punch but Santaban dodges it nicely.
Mendy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Santaban's head.
Mendy is nestled in close to Santaban, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santaban makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Santaban misses with a series of wild punches.
Santaban misses with a head kick.
Santaban slips a jab and a cross from Mendy.
Santaban really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mendy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mendy there as he acknowledges the shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mendy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mendy shoots in for a double leg but Santaban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santaban attempts a counter takedown but Mendy avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy dodges the punch combination from Santaban.
Mendy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mendy's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mendy throws a wild body kick that Santaban sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santaban listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santaban fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendy is rocked!
Mendy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santaban as he avoids it easily.
Santaban slips a jab and a cross from Mendy.
Santaban lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mendy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Santaban dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uniesky Santaban!
After the big win, Uniesky Santaban made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors AVALON and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 1009 p4p, 2156 weight class) and Erran Morad (ranked 105 p4p, 207 weight class). Probert comes to the cage accompanied by DNA. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Morad.
Morad misses with a low kick as Probert jumps back.
Probert appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probert takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morad lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been told by Probert's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morad misses with a straight right.
Morad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Probert throws an off balance right hand
letting Morad counter with a right hand.
Morad throws a leg kick
and Probert counters with an inside leg kick.
Morad misses the body punch
and Probert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morad throws a hook but Probert blocks it.
Morad lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morad throws a leg kick but Probert moved away.
Probert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morad.
It looked like Probert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morad lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Probert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morad.
Probert is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morad looking to sit in guard and control but Probert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Probert stands up from Morad's guard - Probert perhaps looking for a knockout.
Morad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morad misses with a body shot.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Probert moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Probert throws a leg kick
and Morad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Probert's knee momentarily.
Morad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morad throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Probert.
Probert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morad swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Morad misses with an uppercut
and Probert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Probert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morad is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad is looking to slow Probert down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Morad.
Bob Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morad swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert tries to clinch but Morad is having none of it.
Morad wants to counter with a clinch but Probert pushes him away.
Morad misses with a hook
and Probert counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Erran Morad has been cut.
Morad throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
Probert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Probert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Probert defending well as Morad loads up on a big left hand.
Morad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Probert.
Morad throws a sloppy body shot
and Probert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Probert moves out of range of the leg kick from Morad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morad, as that shot connected.
Probert tries to move into range but Morad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erran Morad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Probert throws an overhand right that lands on Morad's shoulder, as Morad tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Morad throws a lazy uppercut
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Probert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morad.
It looked like Probert wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick from Morad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morad scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Morad as he checks the leg kick.
Morad lands with a hook. Probert tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Probert has Morad up against the cage in a clinch.
Morad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erran Morad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erran Morad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morad scores with a punch to the head.
Morad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morad misses with a wild body shot.
Probert misses with a body shot.
Morad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erran Morad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Probert misses.
Morad lands with an uppercut that bounces Probert off the cage and back into range.
Morad lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Probert coming out on top.
Morad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Probert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Probert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Probert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morad lands a glancing blow to the side of Probert's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad 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.
Probert ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Morad throws out a leg kick but Probert moves out of range and Morad only half commits.
Morad scores with a jab to the head.
Probert blocks a jab.
Probert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morad throws a head kick that misses
and Probert counters with a straight right hand.
Probert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Probert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morad.
Morad misses with a looping left.
Probert misses with an uppercut. Morad saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Morad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad slips a jab from Probert.
Morad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Proberts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Morad throws a nice looking combination but Probert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morad misses with a hook
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Probert.
Morad swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Morad.
Probert throwing a counter right hand but Morad manages to avoid it.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Probert moved out of range nicely.
Probert throws a shot from downtown. Morad moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Probert blocks the low kick.
Morad takes one on the button.
Morad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Probert.
Morad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Probert works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom.
Probert has momentary wrist control but Morad slips an elbow through the middle.
Morad throws a strike but Probert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Probert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four 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.
Probert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Probert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Morad wants to sweep here but Probert controlling him for the moment.
Morad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Erran Morad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erran Morad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Morad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Probert takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morad misses with a body punch
and Probert counters with a right hand to the body.
Morad looks for a takedown but Probert sprawls well.
A bone on bone clash there as Morad blocks the leg kick.
Probert avoids the body shot from Morad.
Morad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad lands with a nice body punch.
Probert checks a leg kick.
Probert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morad on the side of the head.
Morad throws a nice looking combination but Probert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert lands with a nice body punch.
Probert moves out of range as Morad strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Probert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Morad.
Probert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morad.
A jab from Morad misses.
Morad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Morad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morad lands with a cross.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Morad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Probert lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad scores with a nice head shot.
Probert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Morad finds it's target.
Morad throws a big shot that misses.
Probert tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Probert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morad to score with a decent uppercut.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick from Morad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Probert as he connects with a hook.
Probert throws a low kick, looking for Morad's leg but Morad calmly moves out of range.
Morad loads up on a big right hand but Probert slips the punch.
Probert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Probert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morad thuds his right hand into Probert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Probert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Probert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Morad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morad.
Good leg kick by Morad.
Morad throws a sloppy body shot
and Probert counters with a stiff right hand.
Morad tried to score with a low kick but Probert checks it.
Probert appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Probert throws a lazy right hand but Morad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probert on the side of the head.
Morad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probert was well out of range. Poor timing from Morad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Morad scores with a jab to the body.
Probert misses with an uppercut.
Probert misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morad.
Probert thuds his right hand into Morad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Probert looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Probert will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Erran Morad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Probert jabs Morad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bob Probert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Probert shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morad misses with a double jab.
Morad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morad is rocked!
Probert misses with a looping right.
Morad is still on wobbly legs! Can Probert finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Probert.
Morad seems to have recovered his senses.
Probert takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erran Morad.
I've got Morad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erran Morad!
In his post fight interview, Erran Morad started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 742 p4p, 2173 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 39 p4p, 117 weight class). Alcala comes to the cage accompanied by MORTAL KOMBAT. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 35 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 39 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger checks the leg kick nicely there.
And Tiger responds with a good body kick, but Alcala manages to step out the way in time.
Alcala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Alcala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alcala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tiger.
Alcala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alcala lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Alcala lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alcala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Alcala avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body kick from Alcala.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Alcala misses its target.
Tiger takes one to the chin there.
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.
Tiger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alcala under the eye.
Tiger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alcala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala moves out of range of the leg kick from Tiger.
Tiger scores with a body shot.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Alcala.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alcala is out of range and Tiger settles back down.
Tiger's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alcala throws a leg kick that misses.
Alcala throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Tiger tries to land a front kick but Alcala steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Tiger is looking to chop away at Alcala's legs.
Alcala stuns Tiger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiger wants to slow Alcala down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiger moves out of range as Alcala throws a body kick.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alcala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Alcala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alcala scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alcala to the mat! Alcala manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alcala seems keen to control Tiger's posture.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Alcala keeps moving.
Alcala controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is looking to work some ground and pound but Alcala has wrist control.
Tiger content to stall in guard here.
Tiger trying to control but Alcala is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alcala connects with a body shot.
Tiger looks to land a body kick but Alcala moved away.
Tiger avoids a kick to the body.
Tiger connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a head kick.
Alcala tests Tiger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Alcala blocks the body kick.
Alcala connects with a right hand. Tiger shakes it off.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tiger misses with a double jab
and Alcala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alcala lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiger.
Alcala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alcala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Tiger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiger wants to land a leg kick but Alcala is out of range.
Alcala throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that round.
That's time! Alcala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiger throws a push kick but Alcala slaps the foot to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alcala 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 Tiger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alcala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiger.
Alcala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tiger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Great Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiger throws a looping overhand right but Alcala ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Alcala, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alcala cracks Tiger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala blocks a head kick by Tiger.
Alcala misses with a body kick.
Tiger flicks out a counter leg kick but Alcala steps away.
Tiger checks a leg kick.
Tiger throws a body punch but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tiger momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala tried to score with a low kick but Tiger checks it.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiger's hands.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alcala will feel that in the morning.
Tiger moves out of range of the leg kick from Alcala.
Tiger scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alcala. That's going to slow Tiger down.
Alcala thumps Tiger with a low kick.
Tiger defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
Alcala lands a leg kick that knocks Tiger off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Alcala is predictable there
and Tiger counters with a nice body shot.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alcala's sensitive parts.
Alcala throws a leg kick which misses Tiger's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiger tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcala throws a low kick but Tiger moves out of range easily.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Alcala is looking to chop away at Tiger's legs.
Alcala throws a body kick that misses.
Alcala lands a nice hook to Tiger's body. Tiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alcala missing with a left hand there. Tiger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiger cracks a nice hook into Alcala's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alcala.
Sloppy strikes from Tiger. Those never looked like landing.
Tiger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alcala. That did some damage!
Alcala throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alcala.
Alcala walks into a jab.
Tiger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Nice shot by Alcala.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Alcala keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tiger.
Tiger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A punch combination from Alcala misses.
Tiger slips a straight right by Alcala.
Alcala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alcala takes one on the button.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala lands an overhand right.
Alcala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiger.
Alcala feints and then cracks Tiger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiger down.
Good leg kick by Alcala.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alcala.
Tiger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alcala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Alcala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger defending well as Alcala loads up on a big left hand.
Alcala looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger slips a jab from Alcala.
Tiger moves out of range as Alcala strikes.
Alcala throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
Tiger throws a low kick, looking for Alcala's leg but Alcala calmly moves out of range.
Tiger checks the leg kick.
Alcala moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTiger.
Tiger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tiger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Alcala tried to score with a low kick but Tiger checks it.
Tiger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Tiger throws a one two combo.
Alcala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Tiger.
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 Lito Alcala will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tiger scores with a spinning back kick!
Tiger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcala.
Tiger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alcala rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Alcala looks for the body kick but Tiger saw that one coming.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That kick from Alcala tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alcala will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tiger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alcala.
The crowd cheers as Alcala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger lands a jab to the head.
Tiger moves out of range of the leg kick from Alcala.
Alcala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Tiger connects with a solid leg kick.
Alcala misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Alcala moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alcala throws a wild body kick that Tiger sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alcala.
Alcala throws a hook to the side of Tiger's head but Tiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger misses with the combination.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tiger misses with a body kick.
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alcala lands with a nice body kick.
Tiger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Alcala misses the target.
Tiger wants to counter the offense by Alcala and move into the clinch position.
Alcala misses with a low kick.
Alcala lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a low kick as Alcala jumps back.
Alcala keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Alcala misses
and Tiger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alcala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcala.
Alcala breaks the clinch.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch but Alcala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcala has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tiger.
Alcala lands a nice hook to Tiger's body. Tiger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alcala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Great Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcala misses with a head kick.
Alcala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tiger will feel that in the morning.
Tiger tries to clinch but Alcala moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Alcala misses its target.
Alcala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alcala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger throws a hook but Alcala blocks it.
Tiger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alcala is out of range.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Tiger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alcala can pounce on him.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tiger misses with a head kick.
Tiger takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alcala tries to land a leg kick but Tiger saw it coming and moves away.
Tiger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tiger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alcala under the eye.
Alcala tries to keep at a distance but Tiger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Alcala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tiger avoids it.
Alcala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alcala missing with knees to the body.
Tiger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tiger pushes Alcala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcala lands with a short shot to the head.
Alcala misses with an elbow strike.
Alcala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiger.
Alcala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alcala presses Tiger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Alcala won't want to take too many of those.
Alcala tries to land a knee to the head but Tiger blocks with his arms.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Alcala gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Tiger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lito Alcala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alcala, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1142 p4p, 1306 weight class) and Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 63 p4p, 77 weight class). Ruddo Ryokale 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruddo Ryokale!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryokale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Craven avoids the head kick by Ryokale.
Ryokale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ryokale clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ryokale has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Craven has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ryokale regains guard immediately.
Ryokale controls Craven momentarily but Craven frees himself.
Ryokale might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Craven haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've been hearing that Craven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ryokale looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryokale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Craven defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryokale has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Craven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Craven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryokale looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven cracks Ryokale with a solid left hand.
Craven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Craven trying to control but Ryokale is working from the bottom.
Craven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryokale's head.
Craven trying to control but Ryokale is working from the bottom.
Ryokale isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Craven stacks Ryokale on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Craven!
Ryokale on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Craven working away.
Ryokale is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryokale on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ryokale prevents Craven from improving position.
Ryokale tries to improve position but can't.
Craven wants to control but Ryokale is keeping him busy.
Craven tries to move to mount but Ryokale blocks the move with his legs.
Craven is putting a hurting on Ryokale here, landing some big shots from side control.
Craven trying to control the action but Ryokale is working from the bottom.
Ryokale manages to work his way to half guard, despite Craven's best efforts.
Ryokale wants to improve his position but Craven is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven winds up and cracks Ryokale with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ryokale is looking for a sweep. Craven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Craven 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 battling for position here. Ryokale manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Craven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryokale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Craven working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryokale's head.
Ryokale being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Craven's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryokale looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryokale has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Craven should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ryokale has tightened it up now! Craven should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ruddo Ryokale!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 1090 p4p, 863 weight class) and Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 154 p4p, 124 weight class). Bonifacio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Karate - Kennedy. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luigi Bonifacio enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Bonifacio manages to avoid it.
Bonifacio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Bonifacio .
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Bonifacio .
Ryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio pushes Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bonifacio s head.
Ryan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonifacio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio being controlled against the cage.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Bonifacio .
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Bonifacio manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ryan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bonifacio can turn it around.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Ryan lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Bonifacio has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that Ryan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Bonifacio is pressed up against the cage. Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonifacio down to the mat. Bonifacio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Bonifacio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan scores with a nice right hand.
Luigi Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Bonifacio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bonifacio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonifacio staying out of range there.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonifacio is rocked!
Bonifacio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bonifacio badly! Ryan follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bonifacio out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Ryan finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eddie Ryan!
Eddie Ryan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Luigi Bonifacio stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am the BEST!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cadence Collins (ranked 507 p4p, 1278 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 54 p4p, 128 weight class). Gay G is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Down. Cadence Collins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
147
22 - 11 - 0 |
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169 cm
36
151
23 - 25 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cadence Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gay G's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Gay G is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gay G working a defensive guard here.
Collins stays in close to Gay G's body and controls the position.
Gay G seems keen to control Collins's posture.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gay G is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G working a defensive guard here.
Gay G keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gay G as he avoids it easily.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins takes one on the button.
Gay G pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gay G misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Gay G misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
It appears Collins was looking to counter with a kick there.
Collins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gay G did well to prevent Collins getting side control.
Gay G tries to get to full guard but Collins has control of the leg.
Gay G wants to control but Collins is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Collins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gay G controlling the position for now.
Collins thows a huge punch but Gay G dodges it nicely.
Gay G is trying to maintain the position but Collins is very close to passing his half guard.
Gay G is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Collins is staying active.
Gay G is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gay G wants to get back to full guard.
Collins working Gay G over with strikes.
Collins throwing shots but Gay G is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins trying to control from half guard but Gay G is working away.
Gay G regains full guard. Nicely done.
Collins preventing the sweep.
Gay G is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Collins trying to control but Gay G is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins postures up.
Gay G pulls Collins in close to prevent any damage.
Collins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Gay G shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cadence Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gay G gets caught flat footed, as Collins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gay G wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gay G holds on and takes a little breather.
Collins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gay G working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Collins.
Gay G lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gay G trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cadence Collins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Collins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Collins throws a nice looking combination but Gay G bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gay G has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Collins moves into range and clinches up with Gay G.
Nice body punch from Collins.
Gay G with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gay G can do to turn this around?
Collins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gay G looking to throw knees to the head but Collins is blocking nicely.
Gay G misses with a punch to the body.
Collins tries to throw a body punch but Gay G avoids it by throwing Collins back against the cage.
Collins tries for a takedown but Gay G manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Collins throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gay G fails to land.
Gay G working aggressively here.
Collins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but Collins blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands with a short shot to the head.
Gay G tries to land a knee to the head but Collins blocks with his arms.
Gay G with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collins prevents a body shot from Gay G.
Gay G misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gay G misses with an elbow over the top.
Collins manages to pull guard.
Gay G looking to pass the guard.
Collins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gay G must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gay G throws a big right hand that misses.
Collins working for a triangle but Gay G defends it easily.
Gay G trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
Cadence Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Collins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gay G gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Collins is adopting a defensive guard.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gay G trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G controls from within his opponent's guard.
Collins has his foot on Gay G's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gay G works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gay G defends well.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Gay G looking to pass the guard.
Gay G trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Gay G postures up.
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.
Collins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gay G pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Gay G is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gay G trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gay G wants to pass the guard but Collins is keeping the position.
Gay G is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gay G.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins blocks a jab.
Cadence Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Collins showed some decent athleticism there.
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 Cadence Collins will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Collins is looking to clinch but Gay G is avoiding it.
Gay G tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Gay G.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gay G is defended easily by Collins.
Gay G scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Collins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gay G's best efforts.
Gay G is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Collins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins is trying to control the position but Gay G postures up.
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gay G can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gay G trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Collins has momentary wrist control but Gay G slips an elbow through the middle.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gay G makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gay G stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gay G is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gay G looking to pass the guard.
Cadence Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gay G trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gay G throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Collins is controlling Gay G's posture.
Gay G is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Collins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gay G did well to prevent Collins getting side control.
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gay G is looking to improve his position.
Collins lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is thwarting Gay G's attempts to control the position.
Collins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gay G wants to control but Collins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gay G is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collins trying to pass the guard but Gay G defending well.
Gay G is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Collins pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Collins seems content to control.
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.
Gay G is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gay G wants to control but Collins is keeping busy.
Collins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gay G is staying active underneath Collins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
J Gay G has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gay G trying to hold on to Collins's head to control him but Collins postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Collins shoots in looking for a takedown. Gay G tries to sprawl out of it but Collins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gay G manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gay G sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Collins somewhat.
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 Cadence Collins.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Collins, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadence Collins!
Our winner, Cadence Collins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Minerva Wulf (ranked 517 p4p, 800 weight class) and Muuka Laine (ranked 27 p4p, 43 weight class). Wulf comes into the arena with Sanctus Dominus blaring out of the sound system. Laine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thats Not Me. Muuka Laine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Minerva Wulf's chin.
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24
145
9 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
47
146
39 - 28 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minerva Wulf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Laine.
A jab from Laine finds it's way through Wulf's defenses.
Laine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab from Laine.
Laine throws a jab when Wulf was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wulf.
Wulf gets a double leg takedown into Laine's guard.
Wulf might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wulf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Wulf's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wulf throws an elbow that misses. Laine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wulf's guard. Nice move by Laine!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine trying to control but Wulf is working from the bottom.
Wulf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wulf being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf wants to sweep but no luck.
Laine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wulf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laine has managed to get both his arms back between Wulf's legs - danger averted.
Wulf trying to control the position.
Wulf looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Laine passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wulf manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wulf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Laine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wulf pulls Laine in close to his closed guard and prevents Laine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wulf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laine is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulf pulls Laine in close to his closed guard and prevents Laine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Laine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wulf wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wulf has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Laine has passed into side control.
Wulf is looking for a sweep.
Laine content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wulf tries to buck Laine off but Laine is having none of it.
Wulf is holding Laine down, trying to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wulf is looking to regain half guard here but Laine keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wulf is trying to work for a sweep but Laine has mounted him!
Wulf stops Laine from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Wulf tries to improve his position but instead Laine has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wulf takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laine as he avoids it easily.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Laine.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laine throws a hook but Wulf avoids it easily.
Laine is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Laine tries to sprawl but Wulf drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wulf is just content to waste time from the top position. Laine takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Laine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wulf.
Wulf throws a strike but Laine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulf looking for subs off his back but Laine has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wulf manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Wulf.
Wulf trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wulf has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wulf continues to stall.
Laine preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wulf has an active guard here but Laine has managed to pass into half guard.
Wulf tries to roll over but Laine keeps him under control.
Wulf is working hard here to advance position.
Wulf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laine pulls his head out easily.
Wulf trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine prevents Wulf from improving his position.
Wulf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wulf will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wulf wants to sweep here but Laine controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minerva Wulf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Wulf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laine leaves Wulf with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wulf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minerva Wulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wulf moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wulf.
Laine throws a body punch but Wulf moves out of range.
Crunch! Laine slams his shin into Wulf's torso.
Laine connects with a leg kick.
Wulf misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
Laine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wulf.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wulf or perhaps it was just good defense by Laine, which made it look bad.
Laine scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Wulf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wulf scores with a three punch combo!
Laine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laine thuds a left hand into Wulf's body.
Laine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Wulf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wulf moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wulf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laine circles away.
Wulf checks a leg kick.
Laine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wulf to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wulf looking to sit in guard and control but Laine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muuka Laine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wulf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laine defends it easily.
Wulf looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Laine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Laine prevents Wulf from improving his position.
Laine is looking to advance position but Wulf won't allow it.
Laine is looking to take a break and control but Wulf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wulf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laine pulls his head out easily.
Wulf wants to improve his position but Laine is controlling well.
Wulf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laine pulls his head out easily.
Wulf wants to control but Laine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wulf wants to get back to full guard.
Wulf wants to sweep but Laine has passed to side control!
Wulf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine advances to full mount.
Wulf gets back to half guard.
Wulf makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wulf.
Laine trying to control but Wulf is working from the bottom.
Wulf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Laine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Laine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wulf keeping hold of Laine's head, controlling as best he can.
Wulf kicks Laine off and gets back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wulf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muuka Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Wulf checks a leg kick nicely.
Wulf misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Muuka Laine just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wulf to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wulf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laine is keeping the position for now.
Wulf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wulf looking to pass the guard.
Laine controls Wulf momentarily but Wulf frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine keeping moving, preventing Wulf from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laine is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wulf, into his guard.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wulf is trying to control the position but Laine postures up.
Wulf looking for a guillotine here but Laine defends easily.
Wulf looking to control but Laine passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf is looking to control Laine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wulf avoid being mounted?
Wulf tries to roll over but Laine keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf trying to hold on to Laine's head to control him but Laine postures up.
Wulf moves into full guard.
Wulf working a defensive guard but Laine passes into half guard.
Laine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wulf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wulf is staying active underneath Laine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wulf is looking for a sweep. Laine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wulf trying to hold on to Laine's head to control him but Laine postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wulf fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Minerva Wulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wulf drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wulf prevents Laine from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wulf looking to sit in guard and control but Laine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Laine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Muuka Laine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wulf fails with a takedown attempt.
Laine gets caught flat footed, as Wulf shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Laine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wulf wants to pass the guard but Laine is keeping the position.
Laine working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Laine is working an open guard so Wulf takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Wulf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laine as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minerva Wulf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wulf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Laine slips under a jab from Wulf.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Wulf's knee but Wulf avoids it well.
It looked like Wulf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wulf throws a big shot that misses.
Laine throws a wild body kick that Wulf sees coming a mile off.
Muuka Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine misses with the combination.
Laine takes a swing at Wulf's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Wulf. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Wulf.
Minerva Wulf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laine is fending him off so far but Wulf persists. Nope, Laine circles away and we're back to standing.
Laine feints a counter leg kick.
Wulf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Laine.
Wulf misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wulf with a poor takedown
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulf blocks the body kick.
Wulf with a poor takedown
and Laine counters with a one-two to the body.
Wulf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laine lands the left hand.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Wulf misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Laine finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wulf throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulf was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Wulf misses with a takedown attempt - Laine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laine has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Laine scores with the left hand. Wulf knows he should have avoided that one.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wulf has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wulf.
Wulf misses with a looping left.
Wulf misses with a takedown attempt - Laine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wulf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laine flicks out a counter leg kick but Wulf steps away.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wulf is defended easily by Laine.
Laine is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf 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.
Wulf walks into a jab.
Wulf works over Laine's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wulf falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
Laine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wulf's sensitive parts.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wulf counters with a one-two to the body.
Wulf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laine cracks Wulf with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wulf looks to land a combination but Laine avoids it well.
Wulf closes the distance and clinches up with Laine, looking for a takedown. Wulf pushes Laine against the cage but Laine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Laine connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muuka Laine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Laine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
Muuka Laine is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, Muuka Laine took to the microphone: 'After 68 Fights With My 40th Win & 4 Failed Title Shots, I’m Finally A World Champion Even At 47. This Win Is For My Fans & Finland , Thank You Brian Jensen For Giving This Opportunity For My Last Shot'.
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