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Amestelle 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saikko Fushimaru (ranked 5363 p4p, 5134 weight class) and Joaquim Rebelo (ranked 483 p4p, 473 weight class). Saikko Fushimaru has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saikko Fushimaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joaquim Rebelo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebelo tries to clinch but Fushimaru is having none of it.
Joaquim Rebelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fushimaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fushimaru avoids a punch combination nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rebelo has eaten all the pies!
Fushimaru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rebelo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rebelo clinches.
Rebelo is pressed up against the cage. Fushimaru has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rebelo down to the mat. Rebelo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rebelo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fushimaru finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fushimaru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rebelo.
Rebelo has managed to clinch.
Rebelo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fushimaru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rebelo misses with a double jab.
Rebelo lands a slapping body shot.
Rebelo lands a body shot.
Rebelo throws a series of punches but Fushimaru avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fushimaru closes the distance and clinches.
Fushimaru tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rebelo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saikko Fushimaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fushimaru walks into a left hand.
Rebelo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fushimaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rebelo.
Rebelo throws a sloppy head kick and Fushimaru moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fushimaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rebelo closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru landing knees to the body.
Fushimaru is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rebelo tries to break free but Fushimaru pushes him back against the cage.
Fushimaru keeps control of Rebelo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fushimaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rebelo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rebelo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rebelo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rebelo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rebelo looks winded!
Rebelo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fushimaru counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joaquim Rebelo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rebelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Fushimaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fushimaru rushes Rebelo and presses him up against the cage.
Fushimaru tries to land knees in the clinch but Rebelo avoids the damage to the body.
Fushimaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fushimaru swings for the body but Rebelo moves out of range.
We've been informed that Rebelo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fushimaru throws a head kick but Rebelo moves out of range.
Rebelo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rebelo duly obliges.
Fushimaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Rebelo throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru has a takedown stuffed.
Rebelo instigates a clinch.
Rebelo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fushimaru smiles and moves away.
Rebelo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fushimaru eats them both and turns towards Rebelo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rebelo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fushimaru paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fushimaru rushes Rebelo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fushimaru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fushimaru shoots in and drives through. Rebelo sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rebelo 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.
Rebelo misses with a straight right.
Fushimaru tries to close the distance and clinch but Rebelo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rebelo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fushimaru, pushing him back against the cage.
Fushimaru looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fushimaru tries for a takedown but Rebelo manages to get underhooks.
Fushimaru pulls guard successfully.
Fushimaru trying to keep a closed guard but Rebelo is proving a slippery customer.
Fushimaru is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebelo stands up from Fushimaru's guard - Rebelo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rebelo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebelo misses with a wild combination.
Fushimaru tries to clinch but Rebelo is having none of it.
Rebelo throws a combination. Fushimaru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rebelo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fushimaru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rebelo scores with a jab. Fushimaru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rebelo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rebelo clinches up with Fushimaru and pushes him back against the cage.
Rebelo tries to circle away but Fushimaru has him pinned against the cage.
Fushimaru looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fushimaru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fushimaru fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo throws a sloppy head kick and Fushimaru moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebelo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fushimaru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joaquim Rebelo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rebelo throws a nice looking combination but Fushimaru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fushimaru misses with a takedown attempt - Rebelo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saikko Fushimaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rebelo wants to clinch.
Rebelo pushes Fushimaru up against the cage in a clinch.
Rebelo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo tries to break the clinch but Fushimaru is controlling the position.
Fushimaru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fushimaru slips a jab and a cross from Rebelo.
Fushimaru tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rebelo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rebelo misses with a head kick.
Saikko Fushimaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rebelo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fushimaru tries to score a body lock takedown but Rebelo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rebelo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fushimaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rebelo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fushimaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fushimaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fushimaru or perhaps it was just good defense by Rebelo, which made it look bad.
Fushimaru walks into a straight right hand from Rebelo.
Sloppy strikes from Rebelo. Those never looked like landing.
Rebelo wants to clinch.
Fushimaru seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rebelo throws a hook to the side of Fushimaru's head but Fushimaru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rebelo throws a right hand that Fushimaru ducks under and follows up with a left that Fushimaru also avoids with ease.
Fushimaru fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fushimaru shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rebelo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fushimaru closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rebelo circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Rebelo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fushimaru fails with the takedown.
Rebelo misses with a lunging right hand
and Fushimaru counters with a left and a right that stings Rebelo.
Rebelo tries to bum rush Fushimaru with a series of wild strikes but Fushimaru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Rebelo looks to move away, Fushimaru throws a big counter combo but Rebelo just gets out of the way.
Rebelo gets a clinch.
Rebelo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fushimaru jumps guard but Rebelo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fushimaru tries to throw a body punch but Rebelo avoids it by throwing Fushimaru back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fushimaru will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rebelo up against the cage.
Rebelo is trying to break the clinch but Fushimaru has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fushimaru is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rebelo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saikko Fushimaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fushimaru misses with a knee strike.
Fushimaru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Rebelo. Those never looked like landing.
Rebelo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rebelo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rebelo misses with a wild body shot.
Fushimaru is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rebelo.
Fushimaru walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Rebelo as he connects with a hook.
Rebelo throws a lazy head kick
and Fushimaru counters with a nice leg kick.
Fushimaru clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fushimaru cracks Rebelo with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rebelo to keep the fight standing.
Fushimaru drags the fight down to the ground.
Rebelo stands and steps away. Fushimaru gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fushimaru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rebelo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fushimaru eats them both and turns towards Rebelo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fushimaru throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rebelo.
Rebelo throws a right hand that Fushimaru ducks under and follows up with a left that Fushimaru also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fushimaru.
Rebelo misses with a head kick.
Rebelo slaps away a takedown attempt from Fushimaru, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru looks for a takedown but Rebelo sprawls well.
Rebelo throws a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Rebelo.
Rebelo slaps away a takedown attempt from Fushimaru, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Rebelo.
Rebelo keeps the fight on the outside.
Fushimaru misses with a takedown attempt - Rebelo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rebelo throws a series of strikes that have Fushimaru backpedaling.
Joaquim Rebelo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fushimaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Rebelo looks to land a combination. Fushimaru sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fushimaru shoots in for a takedown but Rebelo shows good takedown defense.
Rebelo connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rebelo lunges at Fushimaru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fushimaru's hand.
Rebelo stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fushimaru or perhaps it was just good defense by Rebelo, which made it look bad.
Rebelo throws a sloppy head kick
and Fushimaru counters with a thumping low kick.
Saikko Fushimaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rebelo misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Rebelo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rebelo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Rebelo!
Joaquim Rebelo gave a mention to DrugLords 50$ Q130 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Davis (ranked 4871 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Arnold White (ranked 461 p4p, 471 weight class). Miguel Davis 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold White!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Miguel Davis has been cut.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from White misses.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White moves into the clinch.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis jumps guard but White stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from White does no damage.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Davis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Davis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis fails to pull guard.
Davis is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to pull guard but White won't allow it.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis jumps guard but White turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Davis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White instigates a clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but White holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Davis tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
White clinches with his opponent.
Davis fails to pull guard.
White breaks from the clinch.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miguel Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Arnold White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White breaks the clinch.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as White lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though.
White dodges the punch combination from Davis.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Davis jumps guard.
Davis has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. White doesn't defend quickly enough and Davis has managed to lock this one up! Can White escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Davis on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavus Adolphus (ranked 4480 p4p, 4509 weight class) and Villem Lepmets (ranked 483 p4p, 485 weight class). Villem Lepmets has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gustavus Adolphus'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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustavus Adolphus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Villem Lepmets!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adolphus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adolphus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lepmets looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adolphus lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Adolphus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Adolphus's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lepmets makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lepmets.
Adolphus sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepmets working for a triangle but Adolphus defends it easily.
Lepmets is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adolphus is aware though and is defending well.
Adolphus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lepmets on the ground.
Adolphus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adolphus landing with the ground and pound.
Adolphus controlling from the top position.
Adolphus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lepmets is keeping the position for now.
Adolphus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepmets is looking to cinch up a triangle. Adolphus throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lepmets's body to avoid the submission. Lepmets has instead reached around Adolphus's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lepmets arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Villem Lepmets!
Villem Lepmets decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Lothbrok (ranked 4491 p4p, 4494 weight class) and Tainan Dalpra (ranked 160 p4p, 162 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tainan Dalpra!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dalpra.
A quick step to the side and Lothbrok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrok blocks a jab.
Dalpra misses with an uppercut
and Dalpra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Tainan Dalpra has been cut.
Dalpra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lothbrok moves away.
Lothbrok lands a jab to the head.
Dalpra throws the left hand but Lothbrok avoids the punch easily.
Lothbrok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dalpra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lothbrok manages to avoid it.
A big left from Dalpra misses.
Good shot there by Lothbrok.
Dalpra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dalpra throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lothbrok to counter with a crisp jab.
Dalpra thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Lothbrok misses the target.
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!
Dalpra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lothbrok counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dalpra! Lothbrok lets Dalpra back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Dalpra is rocked!
Lothbrok fakes the body blow, causing Dalpra to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dalpra goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Lothbrok!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huell Babineaux (ranked 4466 p4p, 4467 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 183 p4p, 157 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huell Babineaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan defending well as Babineaux loads up on a big left hand.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babineaux takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Jordan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Babineaux misses the target.
Jordan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Babineaux throws a good cross that connects.
Babineaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babineaux jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Babineaux throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Babineaux finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babineaux thinking.
A jab from Babineaux finds it's way through Jordan's defenses.
Babineaux feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jordan sprawling to the canvas! Jordan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Babineaux finish him?!
Jordan is rocked!
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babineaux.
A telegraphed right hand from Babineaux misses the target.
A slow jab from Babineaux misses its intended target.
Jordan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Huell Babineaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babineaux connects with a body shot.
Babineaux missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babineaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux moves forwards but Jordan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Babineaux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jordan slips under a jab from Babineaux.
Babineaux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babineaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babineaux lands with a good body shot.
Babineaux misses the jab.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babineaux cracks Jordan with a good jab.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineaux misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babineaux.
A jab from Babineaux misses.
Babineaux misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babineaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babineaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babineaux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jordan's head backwards.
Babineaux misses with a looping right.
Babineaux throws a looping overhand right but Jordan ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babineaux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babineaux throws out the jab.
Babineaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Babineaux misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Babineaux throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huell Babineaux dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Babineaux clobbers Jordan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Huell Babineaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Babineaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babineaux misses with a hook.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
Babineaux throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Babineaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jordan slips a straight right by Babineaux.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan moves out of range as Babineaux strikes.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babineaux lands the left hand.
Babineaux throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Babineaux.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babineaux misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babineaux throws out the jab.
Babineaux misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Babineaux misses.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
Babineaux misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babineaux thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
Babineaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jordan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Babineaux has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babineaux loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Jordan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jordan staying out of range there.
Babineaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Babineaux misses with a hook.
Jordan throws out a counter right but Babineaux avoids it with no problem.
Babineaux throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babineaux swings widly with a right hand
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux drops his hands momentarily and Jordan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Babineaux lands with a nice body punch.
Babineaux throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
Babineaux tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babineaux takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Babineaux misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
Jordan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jordan slips a straight right by Babineaux.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babineaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babineaux misses with an uppercut.
Babineaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineaux misses with a jab to the body
and Jordan counters with a left to the body.
Babineaux throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jordan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babineaux throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jordan lands a jab to Babineaux's midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jordan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babineaux misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huell Babineaux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Babineaux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Babineaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Babineaux could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Babineaux throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babineaux.
Jordan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Babineaux stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babineaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babineaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babineaux throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Babineaux throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Jordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babineaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Babineaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Jordan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babineaux throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Babineaux misses the shot to the body.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good exchange - Babineaux coming out on top.
Babineaux loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
A nice side step and Jordan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Babineaux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jordan moves away from the strike by Babineaux.
Babineaux looks to land a left hand but Jordan moved out of range nicely.
Jordan cracks Babineaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Babineaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babineaux throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babineaux swings away with a body shot that misses
and Babineaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux misses with a right hand
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Babineaux throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Jordan lands with a nice body punch.
Jordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jordan cracks Babineaux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Babineaux misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Babineaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babineaux misses the jab.
Jordan connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babineaux misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
Michael Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babineaux misses with a left hand
and Jordan counters with a left to the body.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babineaux.
Babineaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jordan with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babineaux has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huell Babineaux!
Huell Babineaux 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Tannen (ranked 4469 p4p, 4454 weight class) and Fighter One (ranked 153 p4p, 156 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biff Tannen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fighter One!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannen throws a poor cross that misses
and One counters with a nice uppercut.
Tannen lands a head shot.
One moves away from the strike by Tannen.
One looks like he wants to counter punch here.
One takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Fighter One has been cut.
Tannen misses with a hook.
One looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
One ducks under a wild hook from Tannen.
One looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
One looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tannen lands a right hand from hell, dropping One. Tannen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Tannen!
After the fight, Biff Tannen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Varban Botev (ranked 3654 p4p, 4333 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 397 p4p, 434 weight class). Anderson Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Varban Botev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botev throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Botev misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Botev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva cracks Botev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Botev eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A shot to the body from Botev misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Botev.
Botev takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Botev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
As Botev backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Botev manages to avoid it all.
Botev misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botev misses with a wild body shot.
Botev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Varban Botev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Botev misses with a looping right.
Botev darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Botev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botev wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Botev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva looks winded!
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Botev wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Botev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Botev stops Silva from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Botev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Botev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Botev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Botev postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Botev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Botev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Botev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Botev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Botev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Botev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Botev postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Silva covers up, he's hurt! Botev keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Botev and the ref steps in to end the fight! Botev can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Varban Botev!
In his post fight interview, Varban Botev started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maulen Adilev (ranked 3456 p4p, 4383 weight class) and Recce James (ranked 381 p4p, 436 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maulen Adilev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Recce James!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adilev throws out the jab.
Adilev slips a jab and a cross from James.
James throws a right and a left that Adilev avoids nicely.
Adilev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adilev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? James is fending him off so far but Adilev persists. Nope, James circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adilev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adilev maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! James could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Adilev has cracked it and James is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Adilev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maulen Adilev!
Maulen Adilev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Higgins (ranked 3957 p4p, 3721 weight class) and Turlan Yerzhanov (ranked 478 p4p, 463 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Higgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turlan Yerzhanov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerzhanov gets a takedown into half guard.
Yerzhanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yerzhanov is looking to take a break and control but Higgins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Higgins tries to get to full guard but Yerzhanov has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerzhanov is trying to control. Higgins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yerzhanov prevents Higgins from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerzhanov seems to be looking for submissions.
Yerzhanov is trying to control. Higgins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yerzhanov wants to free his trapped foot but Higgins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yerzhanov is trying to work for a kimura but Higgins is defending well.
Higgins is trying to get back to full guard.
Higgins is defending against the submission attempts here by Yerzhanov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerzhanov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Higgins defends it well.
Yerzhanov trying to control the action but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Yerzhanov is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins is not content to let Yerzhanov control the position.
Yerzhanov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yerzhanov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Higgins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yerzhanov.
Yerzhanov is stalling here. Higgins is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yerzhanov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Higgins has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yerzhanov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yerzhanov is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yerzhanov is trying to control Higgins's posture but Higgins avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Turlan Yerzhanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yerzhanov fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Higgins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Higgins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Higgins moves into range and clinches up with Yerzhanov.
Yerzhanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Higgins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yerzhanov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Higgins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Don Higgins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turlan Yerzhanov.
Yerzhanov tries to move into range but Higgins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Turlan Yerzhanov has been cut.
A jab lands there for Higgins.
Yerzhanov shoots for a takedown but Higgins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Higgins fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerzhanov misses the body punch
and Higgins counters with a right hand from hell and Yerzhanov is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Higgins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Igor (ranked 4553 p4p, 3482 weight class) and Saul Taylot (ranked 429 p4p, 369 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Igor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Taylot!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor moves into the clinch.
Taylot blocks an uppercut.
Igor swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Igor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylot backwards.
Igor is struggling to control the position.
A nice left hand lands by Igor.
Igor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Igor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor tries to pull guard but Taylot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Igor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Igor fails to land.
Igor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylot takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Taylot throws a lazy head kick
and Taylot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylot misses with a straight right.
Igor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Igor finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylot's head.
Igor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taylot. Taylot obviously looking to wear him down.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylot throws a sloppy head kick and Igor moves out of range easily.
Igor throws a quick counter head kick but Taylot was just out of range.
Igor has his takedown stuffed
and Taylot counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor avoids the body shot from Taylot.
Igor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylot pinned against the cage. Taylot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Igor.
Taylot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Taylot.
Igor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Igor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylot misses with an uppercut.
Taylot closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Igor to the mat! Igor manages to get full guard.
Taylot controlling from the top position.
Taylot stands up and waves to Igor to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylot defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Taylot on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Igor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Igor.
Taylot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylot lands with a kick to the temple. Igor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taylot tries to close the distance and clinch but Igor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylot misses the shot to the body.
Igor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylot.
Igor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Taylot takes a step back to recover.
Igor throws a head kick that half lands.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Igor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Igor thuds his shin into the meat of Taylot's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igor gets tackled into the cage by Taylot. Taylot maintains the clinch.
Igor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylot blocks an uppercut.
Taylot is trying to force a seperation but Igor has the dominant position.
Igor throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Igor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Igor is trying to pull guard but Taylot turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Igor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Igor lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylot off the cage and back into range.
Taylot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Igor or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylot, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor 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.
Taylot misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Igor. That's going to slow Taylot down.
Igor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igor lands a high kick!
Igor defending well as Taylot loads up on a big left hand.
And Igor counters with a quick kick to the body but Taylot blocks it.
Taylot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Igor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Taylot has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Igor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taylot counters with a good low kick that Igor was not able to check.
Taylot is looking to chop away at Igor's legs.
Taylot lands a front kick.
Taylot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Igor.
Taylot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Igor blocks it with crossed arms.
Igor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylot has him pressed against the cage.
Taylot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Igor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alexander Igor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylot keeps control of Igor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Igor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Igor.
Igor misses with the head strike.
Igor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Igor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylot is keeping busy.
Igor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Igor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Igor.
Igor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylot can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylot is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Igor is trying to stall.
Igor wants to break free but Taylot has control.
Igor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Igor on the inside.
Igor blocks an elbow strike.
Igor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Igor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Taylot.
Igor scores with a nice head shot.
Taylot lands with a good body shot.
Taylot tries to clinch but Igor moves out of range.
Taylot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Igor looks to clinch
and Taylot counters with a straight right hand.
Taylot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Igor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylot's guard.
Taylot wriggles free and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Igor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylot tries to clinch up.
Jab by Taylot.
Jab, jab by Taylot - just one landing.
Taylot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Igor moves into range and clinches up with Taylot.
Igor wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Igor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Igor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylot has time to react.
Igor cracks Taylot with a good jab.
Igor misses with a takedown attempt - Taylot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Igor tries to clinch up.
Taylot tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Igor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Igor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taylot looks to score with a jab to the body but Igor is just out of range.
Igor feinted with a counter takedown.
Igor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylot, pushing him back against the cage.
Igor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylot backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylot.
Taylot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Igor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Igor.
A frustrated look appears on Igor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Igor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylot smiles and moves away.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylot scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexander Igor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Igor's sensitive parts.
Igor scores with a spinning back kick!
Taylot scores with a kick to the body.
Igor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Igor checks a leg kick.
Taylot takes a swing at Igor's ribcage but misses.
Igor lands a head shot.
Igor lands a head kick. Taylot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taylot slips under a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Igor.
Taylot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Igor checks a leg kick.
Igor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Igor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Igor pushes Taylot up against the cage in a clinch.
Igor breaks the clinch.
Taylot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylot swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Igor.
Igor backing away here, and Taylot unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Igor throws a head kick that misses.
Taylot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Igor with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Taylot.
Taylot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Igor misses the target.
Igor tries to clinch up.
Good work by Igor as he checks the leg kick.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
Igor misses with a body kick.
Taylot throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor lands with a nice body kick.
Taylot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Igor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylot on the side of the head.
Taylot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Igor.
Taylot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Igor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Igor instigates a clinch.
Taylot drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Igor is stalling here.
Alexander Igor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Igor pushes Taylot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Igor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Igor.
Igor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylot pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Igor breaks the clinch.
Igor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taylot counters with a leg kick.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylot keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Taylot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Igor.
Taylot shoots in but Igor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylot tries to clinch there but Igor circles away.
Igor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Igor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Alexander Igor.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Igor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Igor!
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