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OFK 262 - Kosmanov Vs Bomstærk PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pull Plugger (ranked 2268 p4p, 23106 weight class) and Rocco Damato (ranked 210 p4p, 399 weight class). Damato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Pull Plugger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Damato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damato throws a combination that misses
and Plugger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plugger is looking to work some ground and pound but Damato has wrist control.
Our spies down at at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS inform us that Damato has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Plugger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Plugger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Plugger tries to free his leg and advance position but Damato is retaining full guard.
Damato is looking for a triangle but Plugger pushes his legs off easily.
Plugger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damato's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Plugger looking to sit in guard and control but Damato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Plugger 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.
Plugger is pulling down on Damato's head. It's preventing any offense from Damato, at least for the moment.
Damato decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A head kick misses from Plugger.
Plugger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rocco Damato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plugger throws out a loose jab but Damato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damato wants to counter the offense by Plugger and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugger fails to land the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Plugger.
Damato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plugger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plugger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damato lands a leg kick that knocks Plugger off balance momentarily.
Damato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damato has closed the distance and engaged Plugger in a clinch.
Damato lands a right hand.
Damato throws a punch but it's blocked by Plugger.
Damato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plugger is defending well for now.
Damato lands an uppercut.
Plugger turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Plugger manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plugger wants to control for a moment but Damato uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger trying to control from Damato's half guard. Damato has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Plugger stopping the sweep attempt from Damato.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damato can't keep his opponent in guard - Plugger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Damato wants to improve his position but Plugger is controlling well.
Damato looks like he's trying to stand up.
Damato is refusing to be controlled, as Plugger sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Damato wants to get back to full guard.
Plugger wants to pass to mount but Damato is defending the position.
Plugger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Plugger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Plugger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Damato will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Plugger swats away the attempt to clinch by Damato.
Plugger keeps the fight on the outside.
Plugger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damato moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Damato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plugger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plugger pulls guard effortlessly.
Damato tries to stand but Plugger is controlling from the bottom.
Plugger has control of Damato's left arm, preventing Damato from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger wants to control the position but Damato says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Plugger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damato is working away from the top position though.
Pull Plugger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plugger tries to get to full guard but Damato has control of the leg.
Plugger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damato is working away from the top position though.
Plugger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damato pulls his head out easily.
Plugger wants to improve his position but Damato is controlling well.
Plugger moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damato being controlled here momentarily.
Plugger keeping full guard, as Damato tries to pass.
Plugger is trying to control the position but Damato postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Plugger throws a series of punches but Damato avoids them all with ease.
Plugger keeps the fight on the outside.
Damato has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plugger backwards.
Damato pulls Plugger into guard.
Plugger stays in close to Damato's body and controls the position.
Damato has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Plugger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Damato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pluggers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Damato moves into the clinch successfully.
Plugger wants to take the fight to the mat but Damato manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Damato fails to land.
Plugger pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damato tries to free his leg and advance position but Plugger is retaining full guard.
Plugger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Plugger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Plugger is controlling Damato's posture.
Damato trying to control the position from guard on top but Plugger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plugger managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damato wants to stand but Plugger is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Damato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Damato tries to clinch up but Plugger circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Damato misses.
Damato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Plugger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damato to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Plugger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plugger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Damato is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugger is really struggling to control Damato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Plugger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Damato wants to get back to his feet.
Plugger passes to full mount!
Plugger controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plugger won't let Damato get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Plugger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Plugger goes for an armbar but Damato turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Damato.
Plugger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Damato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plugger trying to control the position.
Damato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Plugger is proving hard to escape from.
Plugger wants to control the position but Damato says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Plugger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Plugger controlling the position.
Damato postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Plugger holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Damato trying to stand up but can't free himself from Plugger's guard.
Damato being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pull Plugger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plugger looks for the body kick but Damato saw that one coming.
Damato throws a leg kick but Plugger checks it.
Plugger feinted with a counter takedown.
Damato looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Plugger controlling Damato's posture.
Rocco Damato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plugger is trying to keep Damato in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Damato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Damato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Damato!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Damato thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 2117 p4p, 22688 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 280 p4p, 588 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker dips to his left and cracks Anjo with an uppercut!
 It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Anjo's head but Anjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anjo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anjo scrambles back to his feet.
Walker lands with a nice body kick.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anjo drives through with a takedown into Walker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Walker wants to stand up but Anjo is controlling him.
Walker 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.
Walker pushes Anjo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Anjo.
Anjo fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anjo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anjo slips a jab from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a right and a left that Anjo avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Anjo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Anjo with an uppercut!
Anjo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anjo tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anjo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anjo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Anjo stalls.
Walker has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Anjo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anjo manages to stand up with Walker still on his back. Eventually Walker drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Anjo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.
Walker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Anjo tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walker throws out a loose jab but Anjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Walker.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anjo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A low kick lands for Walker.
Anjo staying out of range there.
Walker sets himself, and Anjo steps forward looking for the clinch! Walker avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo slips a jab from Walker.
Anjo throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anjo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Anjo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walker kicks off Anjo and gets to his feet.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Anjo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walker has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Anjo is on him like a limpet, forcing Walker back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anjo jumps guard but Walker stands there with Anjo around his waist. Anjo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Anjo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Anjo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anjo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Walker prevents it.
Anjo blocks an uppercut.
Anjo blocks an uppercut.
Anjo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker lands a hook that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Anjo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anjo successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anjo is on top in guard.
Walker has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Anjo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anjo defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Anjo tries to sprawl but Walker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anjo is positioning himself well to prevent Walker advancing to mount.
Anjo is trying to get back to full guard.
Chief Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker escapes and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anjo.
Walker sneaks out the side door and pushes Anjo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anjo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Anjo trying to land knees to the body.
Anjo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Anjo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Walker stands and steps away. Anjo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Walker blocks a head kick by Anjo.
Walker blocks a head kick by Anjo.
Walker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anjo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anjo gets control of Walker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anjo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Walker stands up from Anjo's guard - Walker perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walker lands a left and a right that sends Anjo crashing to the canvas! Walker dives into mount looking to finish!
 Anjo is rocked!
Walker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anjo is looking to escape.
Anjo is still in real trouble! Can Walker finish him?
Walker is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Walker scores with a push kick.
Anjo is breathing heavily.
Walker cracks Anjo with a left hook right on the temple and Anjo goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Walker lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Anjo is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chief Walker!
Chief Walker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Yoji Anjo Anjo spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel good! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ninja (ranked 1766 p4p, 2427 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 230 p4p, 299 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murilo Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claw doesn't seem bothered though.
Ninja clinches with his opponent.
Ninja scores with a hook to the body.
Ninja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Ninja has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ninja leaning against his opponent.
Ninja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ninja lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Claw.
Claw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ninja after a bit of a struggle.
Ninja has a couple of punches blocked by Claw.
Ninja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murilo Ninja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Claw.
Ninja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ninja has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Claw is trying to keep an underhook but Ninja manages to get the takedown into half guard.
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!
Ninja winds up and cracks Claw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Claw has hold of Ninja's hands but Ninja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ninja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ninja is trying to control the action in half guard but Claw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ninja lands strikes from half guard.
Claw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ninja is working away from the top position though.
Claw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ninja there.
Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ninja content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ninja connects with a nice short shot to Claw's temple.
Ninja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ninja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ninja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ninja drops an elbow to the side of Claw's head.
Claw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ninja is looking to advance position but Claw won't allow it.
Ninja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Claw is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ninja working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Ninja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ninja lands strikes from half guard.
Ninja winds up and cracks Claw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja working Claw over with strikes.
Ninja trying to control from half guard but Claw is working away.
Ninja trying to control the pace.
Ninja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ninja is keen to just control but Claw is a slippery customer.
Ninja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ninja 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.
Ninja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ninja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ninja looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ninja lands with a punch from half guard.
Ninja is nestled in close to Claw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Claw is looking to improve his position.
Ninja wants to free his trapped foot but Claw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Claw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ninja connects with a nice short shot to Claw's temple.
Claw won't allow Ninja to pass to mount.
Ninja with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ninja slips a nice elbow through Claw's hands, connecting with Claw's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ninja takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja winds up and cracks Claw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Ninja working Claw over with strikes.
Ninja slips a nice elbow through Claw's hands, connecting with Claw's forehead.
Ninja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ninja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ninja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ninja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Claw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja winds up and cracks Claw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Claw is rocked!
Ninja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Claw is still in real trouble! Can Ninja finish him?
Ninja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ninja is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Claw is hurt! He's hurt bad - Ninja fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Claw from any more punishment! Congratulations to Ninja! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murilo Ninja!
Murilo Ninja made sure to mention his sponsor, Altitude Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marwin Mueller (ranked 1198 p4p, 3770 weight class) and Jennson Jameison (ranked 154 p4p, 402 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marwin Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jennson Jameison!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mueller cracks Jameison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jameison shoots in and drives through. Mueller sprawls well.
Jameison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mueller.
Jameison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jameison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mueller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jameison fails to land the takedown.
Jameison moves into range and clinches up with Mueller.
Jameison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jameison gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mueller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mueller scoring with some ground and pound.
Mueller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing that Mueller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mueller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mueller scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller passes Jameison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mueller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mueller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jameison with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jameison taking some punishment here, with Mueller in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mueller slips a nice elbow through Jameison's hands, connecting with Jameison's forehead.
Mueller working Jameison over with strikes.
Jameison is rocked!
Mueller unloads with some huge strikes here! Jameison is out! Mueller wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marwin Mueller!
A very excited looking Marwin Mueller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1523 p4p, 1695 weight class) and Vern Schullacks (ranked 198 p4p, 222 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gomez lands in his opponent's guard.
Schullacks controlling the position.
Gomez content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schullacks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomez manages to get himself to full guard.
Schullacks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schullacks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez working a defensive guard here.
Schullacks preventing the sweep.
Schullacks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schullacks landing some decent shots from guard.
Schullacks cracks Gomez with a solid left hand.
Schullacks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gomez slips nicely into half guard.
Schullacks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schullacks wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy.
Schullacks tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schullacks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomez's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Gomez right now.
Schullacks is punishing Gomez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gomez tries to break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Schullacks's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Schullacks is landing with strikes from the back.
Schullacks misses with a punch to the head.
Schullacks keeps control of the position as Gomez tries to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schullacks looking to break Gomez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gomez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Schullacks will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Schullacks keeps control of the position as Gomez tries to break free.
Schullacks scores with punches to the body.
Schullacks is persistently looking for the submission but Gomez is defending it well.
Schullacks patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks not allowing Gomez to control his hands.
Schullacks is hanging on to Gomez's back as he tries to escape.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Schullacks patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Schullacks not allowing Gomez to control his hands.
Schullacks tightening his grip on Gomez, looking for the choke.
Schullacks is punishing Gomez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Schullacks doesn't have the hooks in and Gomez manages to turn into his guard.
Schullacks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schullacks landing with the ground and pound.
Schullacks wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schullacks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schullacks showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schullacks chips away with some ground and pound.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schullacks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Schullacks trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vern Schullacks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Schullacks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schullacks slips a jab from Gomez.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schullacks moves away.
Gomez throws a wild body kick that Schullacks sees coming a mile off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Schullacks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schullacks just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomez lands a nice hook to Schullacks's body. Schullacks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomez lands a right hook to the body.
Schullacks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schullacks.
Schullacks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schullacks jabs Gomez right on the nose. Gomez blinks but takes it well.
Schullacks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Carlos Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schullacks throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez defending well as Schullacks loads up on a big left hand.
Schullacks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schullacks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schullacks is breathing heavily.
Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Schullacks is defending well.
Gomez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schullacks defends it well.
Schullacks is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard.
Schullacks wants to improve his position but Gomez is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez passes to side control.
Schullacks is trying to improve his position.
Gomez tries to move to mount but Schullacks blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schullacks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gomez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gomez wants to control but Schullacks is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks can't do much from the bottom here.
Schullacks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Schullacks!
Gomez moves to take his opponent's back.
Gomez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gomez has the hooks in. Schullacks is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gomez tightening his grip on Schullacks, looking for the choke.
Gomez connects with a big shot to the side of Schullacks's head.
Schullacks defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeps control of the position as Schullacks tries to break free.
Gomez is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Schullacks defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Schullacks breaks Gomez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schullacks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schullacks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gomez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Schullacks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schullacks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Schullacks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schullacks misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomez misses the target.
Schullacks throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Schullacks misses with a body punch
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Schullacks avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Schullacks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schullacks walks into a jab.
Schullacks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Schullacks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vern Schullacks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Gomez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schullacks misses with a hook
and Gomez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schullacks thinking.
Schullacks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schullacks takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomez misses the target.
Schullacks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomez is looking to wear down Schullacks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
No luck for Schullacks with that takedown attempt.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Schullacks moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Schullacks.
Gomez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schullacks's head backwards.
Schullacks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schullacks just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
Schullacks is rocked!
Schullacks misses with an uppercut.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schullacks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schullacks. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schullacks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schullacks looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Schullacks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schullacks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks thuds a left hand into Gomez's body.
Schullacks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gomezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Schullacks misses.
Schullacks just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez slips under a jab from Schullacks.
Schullacks checks the leg kick.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez connects with a body shot.
Schullacks throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Gomez thuds his right hand into Schullacks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schullacks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schullacks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Schullacks is just out of range.
Schullacks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks is just content to waste time from the top position. Gomez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vern Schullacks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schullacks stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Gomez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Schullacks trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Schullacks postures up.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schullacks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gomez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schullacks trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schullacks landing some decent shots from guard.
Schullacks stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Schullacks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez pulls Schullacks in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schullacks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 Carlos Gomez.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Gomez!
A victorious Carlos Gomez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 2239 p4p, 1121 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 255 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mircea throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Mircea blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mircea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mircea scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mircea lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mircea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mircea counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mircea is out of range.
Williams misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Mircea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mircea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A cross from Mircea lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Mircea counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mircea ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mircea counters with a nice body shot.
Mircea misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mircea throws a head kick that misses.
Mircea scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mircea misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mircea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mircea.
Mircea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Billy Williams has been cut.
Mircea connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea with a nice cross.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Mircea counters with a stiff right hand.
Mircea throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mircea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Mircea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mircea checks a leg kick.
Mircea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mircea scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Mircea shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.
Mircea connects with a leg kick.
Mircea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mircea to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mircea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Mircea has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mircea lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams takes a swing at Mircea's ribcage but misses.
Mircea lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mircea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mircea is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams clobbers Mircea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mircea lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mircea.
Good exchange - Mircea coming out on top.
Mircea lands a slapping body shot.
Mircea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mircea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mircea is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Williams had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Mircea.
Nice body kick from Mircea.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams misses with the combination.
Mircea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mircea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams tries to bum rush Mircea with a series of wild strikes but Mircea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Mircea's head but Mircea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Williams is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mircea jabs at Williams's body.
Mircea throws a head kick that misses.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Mircea moved out of range.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mircea. That one must have hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mircea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mircea connects with an inside leg kick.
Mircea misses with a series of wild punches.
Mircea blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams wants to slow Mircea down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Mircea lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mircea's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mircea duly obliges.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mircea manages to avoid it.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mircea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mircea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mircea scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mircea lands with an overhand left.
Williams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mircea.
Danga de danga de dang - Mircea scores with a four punch combination!
 Williams is rocked!
Williams leaves his chin hanging out and Mircea seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Williams crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandru Mircea!
Post fight, an emotional Alexandru Mircea said 'I Train So Hard To Pull The Biggest Upset In Odense MMA History And Finally Become Heavyweight Champion Of The World.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theros Ironfeld (ranked 941 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 124 p4p, 158 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theros Ironfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironfeld fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miettinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ironfeld throws a jab but it's blocked by Miettinen.
Ironfeld fails to land with a series of punches.
Ironfeld pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miettinen wants to clinch up but Ironfeld keeps it at a distance.
Theros Ironfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironfeld tries to keep at a distance but Miettinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miettinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miettinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ironfeld has picked Miettinen up - he's going for a ride! Ironfeld dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ironfeld trying to control from half guard but Miettinen is working away.
Miettinen wants to get back to full guard but Ironfeld has passed into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ironfeld wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miettinen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfeld scoring with punches and elbows.
Miettinen wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Miettinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Ironfeld crashes against the mat.
Miettinen is not content to let Ironfeld control the position.
Ironfeld is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Miettinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Ironfeld crashes against the mat.
Ironfeld grinds an elbow into Miettinen's temple.
Ironfeld has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ironfeld working the ground and pound.
Ironfeld trying to control the action but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Ironfeld are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ironfeld lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ironfeld scores with punches from side control.
Miettinen is looking to regain half guard here but Ironfeld keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ironfeld tries to score with some ground and pound. Miettinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ironfeld throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Miettinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Miettinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ironfeld working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld trying to control the action but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Ironfeld misses with the ground and pound.
Ironfeld lands a nice forearm strike.
Miettinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ironfeld wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ironfeld working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Miettinen is looking for a sweep.
Miettinen wants to control but Ironfeld postures up.
Ironfeld in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Miettinen is not content to let Ironfeld control the position.
Miettinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen wants to get back to his feet.
Ironfeld scoring with punches and elbows.
Miettinen tries to buck Ironfeld off but Ironfeld is having none of it.
Ironfeld is chipping away with strikes.
Ironfeld trying to control the action but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Miettinen is looking for a sweep.
Ironfeld trying to control the action but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Ironfeld creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theros Ironfeld dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ironfeld shoots in and drives through. Miettinen sprawls well.
Miettinen wants to counter the offense by Ironfeld and move into the clinch position.
Ironfeld works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ironfeld throws a hook to the side of Miettinen's head but Miettinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Ironfeld.
It looks like Meltdown Miettinen has been cut.
Ironfeld circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miettinen dives in and grabs Ironfeld's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ironfeld pushes down on Miettinen's head and hops out.
Ironfeld closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Miettinen's guard.
Miettinen pulls Ironfeld in close to prevent any damage.
Ironfeld sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miettinen wants to stand but Ironfeld is controlling the position.
Ironfeld content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironfeld is working Miettinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ironfeld scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ironfeld with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ironfeld is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miettinen can do to turn this around?
Miettinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Miettinen, not yet.
Ironfeld working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Theros Ironfeld overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miettinen holds on and takes a little breather.
Ironfeld throwing strikes from guard but Miettinen blocks nicely.
Miettinen trying to keep a closed guard but Ironfeld is proving a slippery customer.
Ironfeld has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ironfeld lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ironfeld trying to control but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miettinen is on top in guard.
Miettinen preventing the sweep.
Ironfeld working a defensive guard here.
Ironfeld is pulling down on Miettinen's head to control his posture.
Ironfeld trying to control the position.
Ironfeld wants to sweep here but Miettinen controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miettinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ironfeld scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ironfeld not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miettinen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ironfeld is on him like a limpet, forcing Miettinen back against the cage.
Miettinen has Ironfeld pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ironfeld manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ironfeld tightens his grip and picks Miettinen up, before dumping him to the ground. Miettinen manages to land in guard.
Ironfeld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miettinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ironfeld working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miettinen's head.
Miettinen wants to sweep here but Ironfeld controlling him for the moment.
Miettinen looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld chips away with some ground and pound.
Miettinen trying to keep a closed guard but Ironfeld is proving a slippery customer.
Ironfeld stopping the sweep attempt from Miettinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironfeld throws a strike but Miettinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ironfeld looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miettinen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miettinen is trying to work for a kimura but Ironfeld is defending well.
Miettinen throwing shots but Ironfeld is blocking nicely.
Miettinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ironfeld trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theros Ironfeld dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meltdown Miettinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miettinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ironfeld swivels and escapes.
Meltdown Miettinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ironfeld misses with a straight right.
Miettinen shoots in for a double leg but Ironfeld sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ironfeld throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miettinen throws a counter combo.
Ironfeld misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miettinen wants to counter the offense by Ironfeld and move into the clinch position.
Ironfeld swings for the body but Miettinen moves out of range.
Miettinen fails with the takedown.
Theros Ironfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meltdown Miettinen.
Ironfeld misses with a looping left.
Theros Ironfeld is winning the standup battle so far.
Ironfeld looks to throw the jab but Miettinen is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miettinen has his takedown stuffed
and Ironfeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ironfeld throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miettinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Ironfeld sprawls well. He's pushed Miettinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miettinen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ironfeld quickly recovers to half guard.
Miettinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ironfeld is looking for a sweep. Miettinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miettinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ironfeld is doing well to control the position and prevent Miettinen from advancing to side control.
Ironfeld is refusing to be controlled, as Miettinen sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld is looking to improve his position.
Miettinen wants to stand up but Ironfeld is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ironfeld is looking to control Miettinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ironfeld avoid being mounted?
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ironfeld misses with a body punch
and Miettinen counters with a left and a right that stings Ironfeld.
Ironfeld leaves Miettinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ironfeld scores with a jab. Miettinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miettinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miettinen wants to counter with a clinch but Ironfeld pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironfeld dives in and scores a takedown into Miettinen's guard.
Ironfeld is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miettinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miettinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ironfeld trying to control but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Meltdown Miettinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ironfeld with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ironfeld is working Miettinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miettinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ironfeld doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ironfeld manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ironfeld controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miettinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miettinen trying to control the position.
Ironfeld with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ironfeld throwing strikes but missing.
Ironfeld tries to free his leg and advance position but Miettinen is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ironfeld trying to control but Miettinen is working from the bottom.
Miettinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ironfeld can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theros Ironfeld showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ironfeld, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theros Ironfeld!
A determined Theros Ironfeld didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bonifacio (ranked 953 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Balthazar Bolleke (ranked 127 p4p, 152 weight class). Bonifacio comes to the cage accompanied by Karate - Kennedy. Luigi Bonifacio 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Bonifacio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balthazar Bolleke!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bolleke.
Bonifacio thuds his right hand into Bolleke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bolleke lands with an overhand left.
Bolleke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonifacio scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Bonifacio , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bolleke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonifacio .
Bolleke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolleke misses with a looping right.
A jab from Bolleke misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio tries to clinch there but Bolleke circles away.
Bonifacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Bolleke strikes.
Bolleke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolleke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonifacio moves away.
Bolleke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonifacio doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bolleke! But no joy.
Bolleke shoots in and drives through. Bonifacio sprawls well.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bolleke throws a series of punches but Bonifacio avoids them all with ease.
Bolleke throws a jab when Bonifacio was well out of range.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Bolleke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio .
Bolleke scores with a jab to the body.
Bonifacio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bolleke tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonifacio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bolleke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bonifacio on his heels. He'll look to pass Bonifacio 's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolleke being controlled here momentarily.
Bonifacio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bolleke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke throwing strikes from guard but Bonifacio blocks nicely.
Bonifacio keeping moving, preventing Bolleke from controlling successfully.
Bonifacio keeping full guard, as Bolleke tries to pass.
Bolleke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bolleke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bolleke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bolleke postures up in Bonifacio 's guard and throws a big left but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bolleke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke wants to control from the top but Bonifacio keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bolleke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bonifacio being controlled here, momentarily.
Bolleke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Bolleke might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolleke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bolleke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonifacio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Bonifacio .
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolleke jumps guard but Bonifacio stands there with Bolleke around his waist. Bolleke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Luigi Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Balthazar Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bolleke is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Bonifacio stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bolleke takes a shot to the head.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke tries to pull guard but Bonifacio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio .
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 Luigi Bonifacio will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bonifacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolleke circles away.
Bolleke keeps the fight on the outside.
Bonifacio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bolleke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonifacio thuds a left hand into Bolleke's body.
Bonifacio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonifacio lands with a cross.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bolleke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolleke throws a big shot that misses.
Bolleke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Bolleke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonifacio .
Bolleke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bonifacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bolleke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio pushes Bolleke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonifacio 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bolleke jumps guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bolleke struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Bonifacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolleke drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolleke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonifacio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonifacio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bolleke working for a triangle but Bonifacio defends it easily.
Bonifacio wants to control from the top but Bolleke keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bonifacio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bonifacio preventing the sweep.
Bonifacio stands and throws Bolleke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bolleke is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bolleke's face as Bonifacio controls the position.
Bonifacio trying to control the position but Bolleke is working away.
Bonifacio working away.
Bolleke is trying to get back to half guard.
Bolleke felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bolleke is still trying to improve position.
Bonifacio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bolleke on the ground.
Bonifacio slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolleke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bonifacio taking a breather here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bonifacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolleke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bonifacio scores with a hook to the body. Bolleke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bolleke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luigi Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up.
Bonifacio cracks Bolleke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonifacio cracks Bolleke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonifacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonifacio lands a jab to the head.
Bonifacio throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Bonifacio dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bonifacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolleke was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonifacio .
Bonifacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bonifacio .
Bolleke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bolleke cracks Bonifacio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bonifacio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonifacio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bonifacio cracks Bolleke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Bolleke.
Luigi Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolleke clinches.
Bolleke manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolleke has his foot on Bonifacio 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonifacio works his way back into a safe position though.
Bonifacio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bolleke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonifacio has managed to get both his arms back between Bolleke's legs - danger averted.
Bonifacio looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bonifacio has picked Bolleke up and slammed him! Bolleke can't keep hold of the triangle and Bonifacio manages to pass to side control!
Bonifacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolleke can do to turn this around?
Bolleke struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Bonifacio stalls from top position.
Bolleke struggling a bit here.
Bolleke is looking to reverse the position.
Balthazar Bolleke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luigi Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bonifacio is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bolleke will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bonifacio is looking to take a break and control but Bolleke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolleke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Bonifacio stalls from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bolleke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonifacio punishes Bolleke's body with a nice straight punch.
Luigi Bonifacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonifacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonifacio moves into the clinch successfully.
Bolleke misses with some punches.
Bolleke trying to stall but Bonifacio improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bolleke tries to pull guard but Bonifacio won't allow it.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bolleke has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio .
Bolleke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bolleke.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke tries a body shot but Bonifacio blocks it.
Bolleke jumps guard but Bonifacio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Bonifacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonifacio , 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Bonifacio !
Luigi Bonifacio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Athos Knox (ranked 122 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Uniesky Santaban (ranked 15 p4p, 182 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Click Click Boom | Saliva. Athos Knox could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Uniesky Santaban's chin.
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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 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Athos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uniesky Santaban!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santaban throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Athos Knox has been cut.
Knox throws a hook but Santaban blocks it.
Knox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santaban finds it's way round the side to connect with Knox's head.
Santaban connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Santaban and Knox goes tumbling to the canvas! Santaban follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Knox is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santaban decides to stand and escape the position.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santaban cracks Knox with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.
Athos Knox spoke after the fight, saying '"If you haven't lost in this
sport, you haven't fought the right guys yet." (Matt Hughes)'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 59 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 11 p4p, 186 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosmanov scores with a nice right hand.
Kosmanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bomstaerk doesn't seem bothered though.
Bomstaerk misses with a lunging right hand
and Kosmanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bomstaerk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bomstaerk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kosmanov defends it nicely.
Bomstaerk throws a combination that misses
and Kosmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kosmanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bomstaerk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
What's Kosmanov going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Kosmanov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kosmanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bomstaerk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kosmanov keeps working.
Bomstaerk advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kosmanov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bomstaerk is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kosmanov has his hands clasped together but Bomstaerk extends and breaks Kosmanov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bomstaerk.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Bomstaerk!
Bobby Bomstaerk is the new lightweight champion!
Bobby Bomstaerk managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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