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OFK 270 - Bomstærk Vs Kosmanov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor OShea (ranked 5313 p4p, 22693 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 547 p4p, 632 weight class). Yoji Anjo Anjo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 19 - 34 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo darts in looking for a takedown but OShea gets double underhooks and turns Anjo into the cage.
Anjo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anjo throws a half hearted mid kick.
OShea's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and OShea duly obliges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anjo.
OShea is looking to counter the offense by Anjo and move into the clinch.
OShea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OShea circles away from the clinch attempt.
OShea really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from OShea.
OShea fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anjo sprawls well initially but OShea persists and gets 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!
OShea is working for a kimura but Anjo is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anjo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but OShea manages to pass to mount!
Anjo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as OShea tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've been hearing good reports from OShea's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, OShea has taken his back.
OShea is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Anjo won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips OShea off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Conor OShea!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Conor OShea made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Yoji Anjo Anjo spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 2748 p4p, 2693 weight class) and Willie Layer (ranked 355 p4p, 350 weight class). Willie Layer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown 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 9 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willie Layer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Layer's waist but Layer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Porfirigo off to one side.
Layer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Layer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porfirigo fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Porfirigo. Beautiful body shot.
Layer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porfirigo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Layer moves away.
Porfirigo misses with a takedown attempt - Layer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Layer thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tayaen Porfirigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Layer tries to sprawl but Porfirigo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Layer tries to kick Porfirigo off in order to stand up. Porfirigo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Porfirigo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Layer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Porfirigo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Porfirigo trying to control the action but Layer is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Porfirigo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Porfirigo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Porfirigo lands with a big left! Layer is wobbled badly! Porfirigo comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Layer to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tayaen Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sight (ranked 2247 p4p, 2439 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 280 p4p, 304 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 35 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Howard. Howard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Sight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sight lands with a kick to the temple. Howard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howard's head backwards.
Sight throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sight misses with a hook.
Howard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sight defends it well.
Sight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Howards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Howard gets a double leg takedown into Sight's guard.
Sight wants to get back to his feet but Howard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Howard trying to control but Sight is working from the bottom.
Sight wants to stand but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard is working Sight over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howard wants to control from the top but Sight keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Howard advances to full mount.
Howard working for a submission but Sight is keeping him at bay.
Sight tries to buck Howard off but he can't manage it.
Howard looking to control but Sight is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Howard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Howard tries to control but Sight wriggling away.
Howard has hold of Sight's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sight manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard with shots to the head and body - Sight looks very uncomfortable down there.
Howard takes Sight's back.
Sight is trying to get back to his feet but Howard has full control of the position and if anything, Sight has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Well, with Howard on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sight is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Howard tries to keep control of the position but Sight is staying busy.
Howard is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Sight with him. Sight is trying to defend but Howard has an arm under the chin now! Sight grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dean Howard!
An out of breath Dean Howard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 774 p4p, 4034 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 105 p4p, 452 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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krnacova closes the distance and clinches up with Hedegaard, looking for a takedown. Krnacova pushes Hedegaard against the cage but Hedegaard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Krnacova has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Krnacova stuffs the takedown attempt from Hedegaard. Hedegaard gets slowly back to his feet.
Krnacova shoots in but no luck this time.
Hedegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Krnacova closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hedegaard quickly recovers to half guard.
Hedegaard actively working from the bottom here.
Krnacova trying to control the action but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
Krnacova is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hedegaard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hedegaard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova cracks Hedegaard with a solid left hand.
Hedegaard looking for a guillotine here but Krnacova defends easily.
Krnacova scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard has his foot on Krnacova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krnacova works his way back into a safe position though.
Krnacova connects with a couple of short punches.
Krnacova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hedegaard seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Hedegaard keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krnacova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krnacova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hedegaard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krnacova can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krnacova is looking to work some ground and pound but Hedegaard has wrist control.
Krnacova really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hedegaard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krnacova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krnacova trying to control but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
Krnacova stays in close to Hedegaard's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Hedegaard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krnacova manages to get himself to full guard.
Hedegaard trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
Hedegaard advances position into side control!
Krnacova is looking for a sweep.
Krnacova is not content to let Hedegaard control the position.
Hedegaard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Krnacova is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hedegaard connects with a decent elbow.
Krnacova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hedegaard tries for a kimura but Krnacova is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova tries to buck Hedegaard off but Hedegaard is having none of it.
Hedegaard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hedegaard is looking to take a break and control but Krnacova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krnacova tries to buck Hedegaard off but Hedegaard is having none of it.
Hedegaard is looking to take a break and control but Krnacova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krnacova can't do much from the bottom here.
Hedegaard just content to control the position.
Krnacova is trying to get back to half guard.
Hedegaard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova tries to improve position but can't.
Krnacova manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Krnacova wants to control but Hedegaard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krnacova is not content to let Hedegaard control the position.
Krnacova gets full guard.
Krnacova keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Hedegaard is in close to Krnacova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Krnacova keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hedegaard is pushing down on Krnacova's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krnacova is fighting to maintain full guard but Hedegaard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Hedegaard.
Hedegaard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krnacova is just riding it out for now. Hedegaard eventually gives up the hold.
Hedegaard is pressing down on Krnacova's thigh, looking to free his foot. Krnacova is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Hedegaard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krnacova looking to score a takedown here. Hedegaard is defending well but Krnacova drives through and ends up in Hedegaard's guard.
Krnacova is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Krnacova is working Hedegaard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hedegaard has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Krnacova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krnacova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hedegaard looking for a guillotine here but Krnacova defends easily.
Krnacova looking to sit in guard and control but Hedegaard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard working some strikes from top position.
Krnacova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Krnacova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hedegaard trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hedegaard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hedegaard postures up.
Hedegaard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hedegaard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Krnacova looking for a sweep. Not yet Krnacova, not yet.
Krnacova trying to keep a closed guard but Hedegaard is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krnacova keeping full guard, as Hedegaard tries to pass.
Hedegaard advances to half guard.
Krnacova wants to improve his position but Hedegaard is controlling well.
Krnacova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Hedegaard there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krnacova keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Krnacova is looking to improve his position.
Krnacova is still trying to improve position.
Hedegaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hedegaard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krnacova doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hedegaard.
Hedegaard is thwarting Krnacova's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Krnacova is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Simon Hedegaard!
Simon Hedegaard managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1224 p4p, 2075 weight class) and Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 173 p4p, 282 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendy. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Mendy is quick to defend against it.
Mendy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes works Mendy's body with a nice hook.
Mendy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnes as he jumps to the side.
Mendy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown. Mendy fights it but they end up in guard.
Mendy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Mendy blocks nicely.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Mendy is keeping the position.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Mendy wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
Mendy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Mendy working a defensive guard here.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mendy's head.
Barnes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnes 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.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes prevents Mendy from getting back to his feet.
Mendy has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Barnes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Mendy misses with a punch to the body.
Mendy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Barnes regains guard.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendy told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
Mendy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mendy with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mendy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendy won't allow Barnes to sweep him here.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mendy enables Barnes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mendy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mendy wriggles free and stands up.
Barnes tests Mendy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mendy back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mendy misses with a low kick.
Barnes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mendy goes for a double leg but Barnes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnes continues to drive forward.
Mendy misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Mendy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Mendy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendy misses the body punch
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control.
Barnes trying to control the position but Mendy is working away.
Mendy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barnes's best efforts.
Mendy manages to get to full guard.
Barnes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Mendy keeps moving.
Mendy wants to stand and escape but Barnes is having none of it.
Mendy seems keen to control Barnes's posture.
Don Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes looking to sit in guard and control but Mendy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Mendy controlling him for the moment.
Barnes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barnes prevents Mendy from improving his position.
Mendy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendy can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy wants to get back to full guard.
Mendy is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Mendy's hands, connecting with Mendy's forehead.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Mendy gets full guard.
Mendy trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mendy looking to control.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Mendy blocks nicely.
Mendy is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
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.
Barnes is in close to Mendy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mendy controlling the position.
Mendy is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes won't allow Mendy to get back to his feet.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendy looking to control.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Mendy keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Mendy throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendy's guard.
Mendy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mendy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mendy looking to control.
Mendy keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes is in close to Mendy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendy holds on and takes a little breather.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Mendy.
Mendy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mendy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mendy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Mendy misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Mendy was not able to check.
Barnes lands with a shot to the body.
Mendy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes drives through with a takedown into Mendy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mendy is looking to stand back up but Barnes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mendy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendy is looking to improve his position.
Mendy pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.
Mendy is looking to improve his position.
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.
Barnes moves nicely into side control.
Mendy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mendy trying to hold on to Barnes's head to control him but Barnes postures up.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mendy is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes working over Mendy with some ground and pound. Mendy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendy is looking to control Barnes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendy avoid being mounted?
Barnes working Mendy over with strikes.
Mendy is doing well to control the position and prevent Barnes from advancing to side control.
Mendy is trying to stand.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Mendy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Barnes!
In his post fight interview, Don Barnes 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 Carlos Gomez (ranked 1427 p4p, 1066 weight class) and Pat Kelly (ranked 178 p4p, 144 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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Gomez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kelly throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Kelly lands an overhand right.
Kelly lunges at Gomez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomez's hand.
Gomez wants to land a leg kick but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kelly is pressed up against the cage. Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly lands with a hook. Gomez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly gets a clinch.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Gomez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez looking to stall.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kelly.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Kelly has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kelly trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom here.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom here.
Kelly advances to full mount.
Kelly looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
 It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gomez looks a forlorn figure.
 Gomez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big strike lands for Kelly! That's really hurt Gomez and he's turned his back - Kelly keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kelly jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Kelly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 719 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Pertti Naulakko (ranked 106 p4p, 169 weight class). Hilly's entrance music is Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. A fine choice. Naulakko has chosen Amon Amarth - First Kill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Hilly coming out on top.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naulakko moves away.
Naulakko cracks Hilly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naulakko throws a jab but it's blocked by Hilly.
Hilly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good shot there by Hilly.
Nice shot by Hilly.
Naulakko cracks Hilly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Naulakko misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Hilly there.
 Naulakko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naulakko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilly is just out of range.
Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hilly looks to land a right hand but Naulakko moved out of range.
Hilly connects with a nice looking jab.
Naulakko is still on wobbly legs! Can Hilly finish him?
A swing and a miss from Hilly.
Naulakko throws a fast counter high kick but Hilly manages to duck under it in time.
Hilly cracks Naulakko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Naulakko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Hilly finish him?
Hilly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Naulakko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly stuns Naulakko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hilly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hilly lands a big right hand that sends Naulakko crashing to the mat! Hilly stays standing though and waves Naulakko back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly fakes the body blow, causing Naulakko to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Naulakko goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Hilly!
Bill Hilly made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 453 p4p, 613 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 66 p4p, 83 weight class). Drake has chosen Hell Yeah - Rev Theory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Drake 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 26 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev wants to clinch.
Kurtev instigates a clinch.
Kurtev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kurtev as Drake tries to tie him up.
Kurtev has hold of one of Drake's legs. Drake is fighting the takedown attempt but Kurtev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
Kurtev won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Kurtev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev stops Drake from standing up.
Kurtev stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Kurtev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drake is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drake down to the mat. Drake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kurtev gets caught napping as Drake dives in and scores a takedown. Kurtev manages to retain guard.
Kurtev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kurtev's head.
Kurtev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kurtev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurtev is retaining full guard.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurtev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake keeps trying to improve his position.
Drake is trying to keep Kurtev in close.
Kurtev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Kurtev works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.
That has opened up Bobby Drake's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drake is trying to keep Kurtev in close.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurtev with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev landing with the ground and pound.
The cut above Bobby Drake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drake keeping full guard, as Kurtev tries to pass.
Kurtev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kurtev manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurtev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kurtev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake is in close to Kurtev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake is looking to pass into half guard but Kurtev pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kurtev is in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurtev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Kurtev from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krisko Kurtev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurtev tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurtev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurtev fails with a takedown attempt.
Drake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kurtev is looking to improve his position.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kurtev missing with punches from the bottom.
Kurtev looking for submissions off his back.
Drake slips a nice elbow through Kurtev's hands, connecting with Kurtev's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kurtev is pressing down on Drake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drake is working Kurtev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kurtev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurtev doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kurtev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.
Kurtev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurtev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake has momentary wrist control but Kurtev slips an elbow through the middle.
Kurtev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kurtev postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
Krisko Kurtev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev working some strikes from top position.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurtev.
Kurtev lands a couple of digs.
Kurtev postures up.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.
Kurtev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drake swings for the body but Kurtev moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurtev.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurtev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisko Kurtev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Kurtev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Kurtev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Kurtev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Kurtev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Kurtev saw that one coming.
Kurtev clinches with his opponent.
Kurtev goes for a takedown attempt but Drake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurtev.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurtev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurtev tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Kurtev drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Kurtev from controlling successfully.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kurtev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurtev stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Kurtev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurtev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Drake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kurtev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kurtev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kurtev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake tries to roll over but Kurtev keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurtev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake wants to improve his position but Kurtev is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to control from the bottom.
Kurtev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kurtev throwing shots but Drake is blocking nicely.
Kurtev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake is trying to control but can't.
Drake wants to improve his position but Kurtev is controlling well.
Drake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kurtev trying to mount his opponent but Drake defends it.
Kurtev 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.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Kurtev has control of the leg.
Drake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kurtev is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kurtev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Drake's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krisko Kurtev!
Our winner, Krisko Kurtev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 608 p4p, 383 weight class) and Marko Jankovic (ranked 83 p4p, 46 weight class). Barnes 's entrance music is We Want The Funk. A fine choice. Marko Jankovic 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jankovic in his tracks.
Jankovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jankovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jankovic with a nice calf kick.
Jankovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Jankovic sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jankovic moves out of range as Barnes strikes.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Jankovic slips the punch.
Jankovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jankovic misses with a kick to the body.
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Jankovic throws a body kick that misses.
Jankovic checks a leg kick.
Jankovic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Jankovic moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barnes !
A low kick from Barnes is predictable there
and Jankovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jankovic checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes .
Barnes is looking to slow Jankovic down with leg kicks.
Jankovic needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
Jankovic slips a jab from Barnes .
Jankovic tries a quick counter leg kick but Barnes is wise to it.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Jankovic moves his leg out of the way.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jankovic thinks about the counter body kick.
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!
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Jankovic checks it
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jankovic misses with a leg kick.
Jankovic misses with a hook
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Jankovic didn't expect that.
Barnes stands up over Jankovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Jankovic's brow.
Jankovic has his hands on Barnes 's head, controlling the position.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Barnes trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Jankovic keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Jankovic is controlling Barnes 's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jankovic is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jankovic prevents Barnes from moving into mount.
Barnes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes 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.
Barnes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jankovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Barnes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankovic is adopting a defensive guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barnes postures up in Jankovic's guard and throws a big left but Jankovic blocks it.
Jankovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Barnes trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is really struggling to control Jankovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barnes is fighting to break Jankovic's control of his arms but Jankovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jankovic slips under a jab from Barnes .
Jankovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jankovic's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jankovic. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a leg kick.
Jankovic misses the jab.
Derrick Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Jankovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnes .
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jankovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barnes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barnes showed some decent athleticism there.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankovic's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jankovic has his hands on Barnes 's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Barnes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jankovic trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jankovic's head.
Jankovic pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jankovic has control of Barnes 's left arm, preventing Barnes from doing any damage.
Barnes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jankovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Barnes 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!
A lazy left from Barnes finds it's target.
Barnes connects with a single shot there.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jankovic looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Jankovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes .
Barnes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jankovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnes misses with a low kick as Jankovic jumps back.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankovic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jankovic.
Barnes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jankovic defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jankovic managing to control the position.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Jankovic pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
Marko Jankovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushing down on Jankovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jankovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes .
Barnes not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Barnes .
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jankovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jankovic moves into full guard.
Jankovic is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jankovic's head.
Derrick Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Jankovic blocks nicely.
Jankovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnes 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes .
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
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.
Jankovic seems keen to control Barnes 's posture.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Jankovic is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Jankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
and Jankovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Derrick Barnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Barnes !
Derrick Barnes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bomstaerk (ranked 203 p4p, 143 weight class) and Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 36 p4p, 30 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 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bomstaerk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosmanov misses the shot to the body.
Bomstaerk dives in and grabs Kosmanov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kosmanov pushes down on Bomstaerk's head and hops out.
Bomstaerk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kosmanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobby Bomstaerk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Bomstaerk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bomstaerk connects with a body shot that sends Kosmanov's belly button to the back.
Bomstaerk looks to land a right hand but Kosmanov moved out of range.
Bomstaerk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good shot there by Kosmanov.
Bomstaerk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kosmanov is fending him off so far but Bomstaerk persists. Nope, Kosmanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Bomstaerk misses with a wild combination.
Kosmanov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bomstaerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosmanov scores with a jab to the body.
Kosmanov throws a shot to the body.
Bomstaerk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomstaerk throws the left hand but Kosmanov avoids the punch easily.
Kosmanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kosmanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomstaerk tried to score with a low kick but Kosmanov checks it.
Bomstaerk misses with a left hand
and Kosmanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bomstaerk misses the shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kosmanov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bomstaerk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kosmanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Bomstaerk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kosmanov is out of range.
Bomstaerk throws a right hand that Kosmanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kosmanov also avoids with ease.
Kosmanov lands a nice shot that snaps Bomstaerk's head back.
Bomstaerk throws an off balance right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bomstaerk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kosmanov is fending him off so far but Bomstaerk persists. Nope, Kosmanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Kosmanov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bomstaerk shoots in and drives through. Kosmanov sprawls well.
Bomstaerk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosmanov moves away.
Kosmanov lands a nice hook to Bomstaerk's body. Bomstaerk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bomstaerk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Bomstaerk does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomstaerk misses with the body kick
and Kosmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomstaerk walks straight into a right hand from Kosmanov - that's dropped him! Kosmanov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bomstaerk from any more punishment! Bomstaerk complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vladimir Kosmanov!
Vladimir Kosmanov is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Vladimir Kosmanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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