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OFK 285 - Granes Vs Wulf PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 2665 p4p, 4058 weight class) and Easy Ee (ranked 347 p4p, 492 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Easy Ee!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ee connects with a body shot that sends Mendy's belly button to the back.
Ee lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Pierre Ragout Mendy has been cut.
Ee slips a straight right by Mendy.
Mendy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ee back to the cage. Mendy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick by Ee misses
and Mendy counters with a shoot takedown. Ee fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendy postures up.
Mendy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mendy distracts Ee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mendy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ee is keeping the position for now.
Mendy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Ee keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendy controlling from the top position.
Ee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ee throws a head kick that misses.
Mendy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mendy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mendy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crack! A monster head kick from Ee and Mendy falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Ee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Easy Ee!
An out of breath Easy Ee 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Lehto (ranked 1732 p4p, 3974 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 233 p4p, 479 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatu Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto has Anjo up against the cage in a clinch.
Anjo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lehto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anjo tightens his grip and picks Lehto up, before dumping him to the ground. Lehto manages to land in guard.
Anjo passes Lehto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lehto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anjo.
Anjo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anjo in particular looking to stall.
Anjo is looking to advance position but Lehto won't allow it.
Anjo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo stands up and beckons Lehto to join him on the feet.
Lehto throws a head kick that half lands.
 It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
Lehto moves into the clinch successfully.
Anjo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anjo tries to score a body lock takedown but Lehto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anjo is working for takedown but Lehto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tatu Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Anjo jumps guard but Lehto turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lehto misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehto connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anjo is defending well for now.
Anjo tries to pull guard but Lehto holds him up against the cage and eventually Anjo drops back down to his feet.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anjo's elbow.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anjo wants to break free but Lehto has control.
Lehto lands a nice uppercut.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Lehto lands a hook that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Anjo blocks with his arms.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Anjo avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anjo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Anjo is working for a submission of some sort.
Anjo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lehto throws a sloppy head kick and Anjo moves out of range easily.
Lehto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tatu Lehto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo instigates a clinch.
Lehto swings wildly with an uppercut but Anjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehto scores with a knee to the head.
Anjo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lehto is trying to keep an underhook but Anjo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lehto pushes Anjo off looking to stand but Anjo dives back in and keeps control.
Anjo is controlling the pace.
Anjo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Lehto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anjo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lehto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lehto keeping full guard, as Anjo tries to pass.
Anjo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo stands up and waves to Lehto to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo throws a head kick but Lehto moves out of range.
Lehto instigates a clinch.
Anjo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehto is leaning against Anjo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anjo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lehto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anjo's efforts to push away.
Tatu Lehto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lehto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lehto connects with a knee to the head.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lehto.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anjo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anjo's face.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Anjo blocks with his arms.
Lehto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
Anjo successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anjo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lehto wants to stand but Anjo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lehto stopping the sweep attempt from Anjo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo trying to keep a closed guard but Lehto is proving a slippery customer.
Anjo wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anjo managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anjo moves away from the strike by Lehto.
Lehto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lehto misses with a knee to the head.
Anjo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anjo stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but Anjo blocks it.
Anjo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anjo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anjo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lehto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tatu Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Anjo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lehto to keep the fight standing.
Anjo trying to land knees to the body.
Lehto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Anjo blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lehto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Lehto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yoji Anjo Anjo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lehto rushes Anjo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anjo can't get the takedown.
Lehto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anjo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lehto misses with a punch to the body.
Anjo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lehto is keeping busy.
Anjo manages to break the clinch.
Anjo blocks a head kick by Lehto.
Lehto instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Anjo blocks with his arms.
Lehto scores a nice knee to the body.
Lehto gets underhooks to prevent Anjo's takedown attempt.
Anjo takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto tries to throw a body punch but Anjo avoids it by throwing Lehto back against the cage.
Lehto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anjo's face.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lehto throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehto.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but Anjo blocks with his arms.
Anjo can't break the clinch.
Lehto lands a body shot.
Lehto looking to throw knees to the head but Anjo is blocking nicely.
Anjo drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lehto is one step ahead there.
Anjo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anjo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lehto wants to stand but Anjo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anjo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lehto is looking to stand up but Anjo won't let him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lehto closes the distance and pushes Anjo back into the cage.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anjo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lehto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tatu Lehto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Lehto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lehto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lehto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo working hard to break the clinch.
Lehto misses with a knee strike.
Lehto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tatu Lehto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anjo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lehto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lehto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehto prevents the takedown attempt.
Anjo looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo has Lehto pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Lehto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lehto, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatu Lehto!
Tatu Lehto very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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 Don Barnes (ranked 2028 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Noah Ortega (ranked 269 p4p, 375 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 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 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Barnes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ortega 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.
Ortega wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortega 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.
Ortega working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Ortega trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ortega is trying to control Barnes's posture but Barnes avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega is looking to reverse the position.
Ortega is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ortega looking for a sweep but Barnes has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Barnes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barnes prevents Ortega from getting the reversal.
Ortega manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barnes trying to mount his opponent but Ortega defends it.
Ortega trying to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Barnes is staying active.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes prevents Ortega from improving his position.
Ortega regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnes preventing the sweep.
Ortega controlling Barnes's posture.
Ortega is trying to control the position but Barnes postures up.
Barnes distracts Ortega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortega keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Ortega.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortega is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Ortega seems keen to control Barnes's posture.
Barnes stands up over Ortega, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Ortega keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortega trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortega is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Barnes frees his head nicely. Oh but Ortega has switched to an armbar! Barnes is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Noah Ortega!
Noah Ortega thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Jaroslav (ranked 1334 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Kuromiya Hiro (ranked 121 p4p, 167 weight class). Jaroslav comes to the cage accompanied by The Sound of Running Feet. Kuromiya Hiro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Jaroslav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuromiya Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroslav takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav wants to break free but Hiro has control.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hiro on the inside.
Hiro misses with the head strike.
Hiro misses with the head strike.
Hiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hiro lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiro lands with a left to the head.
Jaroslav wants to stall.
Hiro scores with a shot to the side of Jaroslav's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Hiro back against the cage.
Hiro tries to work over Jaroslav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
It looks like Felix Jaroslav has been cut.
Hiro prevents a body shot from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Hiro.
Jaroslav blocks an uppercut.
Jaroslav pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaroslav stalling.
Jaroslav gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jaroslav seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hiro can turn it around.
Jaroslav is pushing Hiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro tries to throw a body punch but Jaroslav avoids it by throwing Hiro back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jaroslav blocking some punches.
Hiro tries a body shot but Jaroslav blocks it.
Jaroslav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiro working aggressively here.
Hiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiro throws a head punch that misses.
Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiro's elbow.
Hiro keeps control of Jaroslav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiro misses with a body punch.
Hiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hiro lands a shoulder strike.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick that misses.
Hiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
Jaroslav tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Jaroslav.
Nice straight punches there by Hiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hiro.
Jaroslav throws a big shot that misses.
Jaroslav tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaroslav chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hiro can pounce on him.
Jaroslav checks a low kick from Hiro.
Hiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaroslav.
Decent striking displayed by Hiro there.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hiro backs away, Jaroslav returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hiro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaroslav lands with a hook. Hiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hiro.
Jaroslav throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hiro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaroslav tries to work over Hiro's front leg with a kick but Hiro checks it.
Hiro dips to his left and cracks Jaroslav with an uppercut!
Good shot there by Hiro.
Jaroslav moves into the clinch.
Hiro misses with some punches.
Hiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaroslav or not.
Hiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuromiya Hiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Jaroslav's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but Hiro moves out of range easily.
Hiro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Jaroslav.
Hiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaroslav.
Hiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jaroslav misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaroslav backing away here, and Hiro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaroslav.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hiro.
Hiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hiro throws a leg kick which misses Jaroslav's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaroslav tries to avoid it.
Hiro tries a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it.
Jaroslav throws a nice head kick!
Jaroslav fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hiro is out of range.
A nice side step and Hiro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Felix Jaroslav 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.
Hiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaroslav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Jaroslav's head.
Jaroslav moves into the clinch successfully.
Hiro has a couple of punches blocked by Jaroslav.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav is pushing Hiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav slowing the pace effectively.
Jaroslav seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jaroslav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jaroslav is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Hiro controls the action.
Hiro misses with a body punch.
Hiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiro.
Jaroslav wants to break free but Hiro has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav is trying to stall.
Jaroslav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hiro lands a left hand.
Hiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiro misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hiro.
Hiro tries a body shot but Jaroslav blocks it.
Jaroslav blocks a body shot from Hiro.
Hiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaroslav.
Hiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Hiro tries a body shot but Jaroslav blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro throws a head punch that misses.
Hiro presses Jaroslav against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiro is working Jaroslav over against the cage.
Hiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaroslav holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jaroslav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jaroslav is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav is trying to break the clinch but Hiro has him pressed against the cage.
Hiro misses with a punch to the body.
Jaroslav tries to throw a body punch but Hiro avoids it by throwing Jaroslav back against the cage.
Hiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaroslav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav is stalling here.
Hiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaroslav backwards.
Jaroslav is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
Hiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuromiya Hiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Jaroslav'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 crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jaroslav throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hiro.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Hiro.
Hiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hiro throws a jab when Jaroslav was well out of range.
Jaroslav fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hiro just manages to avoid it.
Jaroslav slips under a jab from Hiro.
Jaroslav misses with a lunging right hand
and Hiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but Hiro moves out of range easily.
Hiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
Jaroslav takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hiro throws a hook to the side of Jaroslav's head but Jaroslav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaroslav throws out a loose jab but Hiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaroslav throws a nice looking combination but Hiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiro circles away.
Hiro blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Hiro.
Jaroslav throws a head kick but Hiro moves out of range.
Hiro feints a counter leg kick.
Hiro misses with a low kick.
Hiro throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jaroslav looks for the body kick but Hiro saw that one coming.
Jaroslav explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big left from Hiro misses.
Hiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaroslav has time to react.
Hiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hiro cracks Jaroslav with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jaroslav takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hiro misses with a low kick.
Jaroslav tried to counter with a leg kick but Hiro avoided it.
Jaroslav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaroslav misses with the combination.
Hiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jaroslav. Jaroslav circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuromiya Hiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaroslav scores with a decent looking hook.
Jaroslav fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Hiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jaroslav moves away from the strike by Hiro.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Hiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jaroslav misses with a straight right.
Jaroslav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiro cracks a nice hook into Jaroslav's ribs.
Hiro jabs Jaroslav right on the nose. Jaroslav blinks but takes it well.
Hiro walks into a straight right hand from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hiro. Hiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Hiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jaroslav's sensitive parts.
Jaroslav tries to clinch there but Hiro circles away.
A left lands for Hiro.
Hiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaroslav.
Jaroslav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaroslav.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro dips to his left and cracks Jaroslav with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hiro.
Hiro scores with a hook to the body. Jaroslav takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaroslav takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hiro throws out a powerful jab.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but Hiro avoids it.
Hiro checks the leg kick.
Hiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaroslav at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Hiro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Jaroslav misses with the body kick
and Hiro counters with a left to the body.
Hiro with a nice calf kick.
Jaroslav is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiro lands a really nice looking cross but Jaroslav seems unphased.
Jaroslav throws a poor cross that misses
and Hiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hiro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiro tries a quick counter leg kick but Jaroslav is wise to it.
Hiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiro.
A cross from Hiro lands.
Hiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaroslav throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jaroslav on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaroslav tries to clinch but Hiro is having none of it.
Jaroslav lands a body shot.
Jaroslav throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hiro.
As Hiro looks to move away, Jaroslav throws a big counter combo but Hiro just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Jaroslav. Those never looked like landing.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
Jaroslav defending well as Hiro loads up on a big left hand.
Jaroslav throws a leg kick but Hiro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jaroslav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Felix Jaroslav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Hiro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuromiya Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuromiya Hiro!
Kuromiya Hiro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 779 p4p, 2003 weight class) and Leo Vuce (ranked 55 p4p, 121 weight class). Vuce has chosen MC Yankoo as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Vuce!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasaki throws a right hand that Vuce ducks under and follows up with a left that Vuce also avoids with ease.
Vuce lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sasaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Sasaki as he connects with a hook.
Sasaki throws a leg kick
and Vuce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vuce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A shot to the body from Sasaki misses
and Vuce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sasaki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vuce falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sasaki dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pee Wee Sasaki!
Pee Wee Sasaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 734 p4p, 829 weight class) and Yka Sonni (ranked 105 p4p, 120 weight class). Hilly comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 28 - 19 - 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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonni. Sonni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hilly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Sonni thinks about the counter body kick.
Hilly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sonni misses with a straight right.
Hilly throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Sonni cracks a nice hook into Hilly's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hilly, as that shot connected.
Hilly throws the kick towards the body but Sonni avoids it.
Hilly takes a swing at Sonni's ribcage but misses.
Sonni tries to counter with a clinch but Hilly shakes him off and moves away.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Sonni throws a big shot that misses.
Hilly throws a sloppy body shot
and Sonni counters with a stiff right hand.
Sonni thows a body kick. Hilly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sonni slips under a jab.
Sonni looks to land a left hand but Hilly moved out of range nicely.
Hilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sonni dips to his left and cracks Hilly with an uppercut!
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonni's head.
Hilly lands a jab-cross combination.
Sonni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hilly lands a head shot.
Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Hilly is out of range.
Hilly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sonni at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hilly connects with a crisp jab.
Bill Hilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hilly misses with a straight right.
Sonni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilly.
Hilly walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Sonni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hilly slips a jab from Sonni.
A big right from Hilly misses.
Hilly connects with a body shot that sends Sonni's belly button to the back.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
Sonni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Hilly misses its intended target.
Sonni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hilly.
Hilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sonni manages to avoid it.
Sonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hilly lands a jab-cross combination.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly throws a hook to the side of Sonni's head but Sonni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilly scores with a punch to the head.
Sonni feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hilly pulls Sonni in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni trying to control the position from guard on top but Hilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hilly looking for a sweep. Not yet Hilly, not yet.
Sonni stands up over Hilly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hilly is controlling Sonni's posture.
Sonni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sonni trying to control but Hilly is working from the bottom.
Sonni is looking to work some ground and pound but Hilly has wrist control.
Sonni is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hilly pulls Sonni in close to his closed guard and prevents Sonni from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hilly misses with a right hand
and Sonni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sonni slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hilly dominated that round.
That's time! Hilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sonni blocks a jab.
Sonni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hilly throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
Hilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hilly, as that shot connected.
Sonni ducks under a wild hook from Hilly.
Hilly looks to throw the jab but Sonni is out of range.
Sonni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hilly with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hilly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hilly throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Sonni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hilly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sonni slips a jab from Hilly.
Hilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonni drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hilly defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilly misses with a lunging right hand
and Hilly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hilly misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly throws a right hand that Sonni ducks under and follows up with a left that Sonni also avoids with ease.
Hilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sonni counters with a takedown into side control.
Hilly tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hilly tries to get out of the position.
Hilly wants to hold on but Sonni pushes him away.
Sonni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonni connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sonni with the ground and pound from mount.
Sonni sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonni avoids the attempt from Hilly to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni controlling his opponent.
Hilly is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sonni postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hilly looks a forlorn figure.
Hilly wants to control but Sonni is having none of it.
Hilly is trying desperately to improve position.
Sonni lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sonni scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hilly?
Hilly tries to hold on but Sonni pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni working the ground and pound effectively.
Hilly wants to hold on but Sonni pushes him away.
Hilly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonni with good strikes from the mount here!
Hilly wants to hold on but Sonni pushes him away.
Hilly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hilly is working hard here to advance position.
Yka Sonni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hilly tries to lock up and control but Sonni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hilly is looking to get to half guard.
Hilly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sonni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilly is looking to get to half guard.
Sonni trying to control but Hilly is having none of it.
Sonni throws some wild stikes that Hilly manages to avoid easily.
Sonni lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sonni in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hilly is desperately trying to improve his position but Sonni has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sonni cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hilly is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yka Sonni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sonni throws a front kick that sends Hilly stumbling back into the cage.
Hilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonni.
Hilly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bill Hilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Hilly needs to keep his hands up - Sonni had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Hilly misses.
Sonni misses with a body shot.
Hilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.
Hilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a left to the body.
Sonni has managed to clinch.
Sonni managing to block the knees to the body from Hilly.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hilly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Sonni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hilly doesn't seem phased though.
Sonni misses with an uppercut.
Hilly misses with a hook. Sonni ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Hilly does no damage.
Sonni tests Hilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hilly lands a slapping body shot.
Hilly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sonni.
Hilly ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Hilly throws an off balance right hand
and Sonni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hilly throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
Good leg kick by Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Hilly ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilly.
Sonni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilly.
Sonni connects with a body shot that sends Hilly's belly button to the back.
Hilly throws a series of punches but Sonni moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Hilly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hilly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Sonni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hilly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sonni to score with a decent uppercut.
Hilly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hilly lands with an overhand left.
Sonni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilly misses with a straight left.
Sonni cracks Hilly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hilly misses with a hook
and Sonni counters with a good low kick that Hilly was not able to check.
Sonni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hilly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sonni to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sonni passes Hilly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sonni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hilly wants to improve his position but Sonni is controlling well.
Hilly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni wants to free his trapped foot but Hilly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hilly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonni.
Sonni scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sonni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hilly trying to control from the bottom.
Sonni working the head and body with strikes.
Sonni is thwarting Hilly's attempts to control the position.
Hilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hilly tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sonni has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yka Sonni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sonni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yka Sonni!
A very excited looking Yka Sonni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Ryan (ranked 516 p4p, 1162 weight class) and Sao Alela (ranked 73 p4p, 162 weight class). Alela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cryin' Like a Bitch. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
168
13 - 7 - 0 |
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38
160
29 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sao Alela!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alela jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Alela misses its intended target.
Alela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan walks into a left hand.
Alela misses with a two punch combination.
Alela closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ryan did well to prevent Alela getting side control.
Alela is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Ryan is not content to let Alela control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alela is working away from the top position though.
Alela seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan is staying active underneath Alela, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ryan is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Deathsquad, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Alela is stalling here. Ryan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alela seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ryan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Alela defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Alela is defending well.
Alela wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alela keeps working.
Ryan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Alela is defending well.
Ryan working the ground and pound but Alela is defending the strikes.
Ryan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryan wants to control but Alela is keeping him busy.
Alela tries to escape but Ryan is in control.
Ryan swings around for an armbar but Alela sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ryan's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alela throwing strikes but missing.
Alela forces his way into half guard.
Alela wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alela is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ryan's half guard.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
Alela tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ryan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ryan is in trouble now - Alela has advanced to mount!
Ryan is squirming around, avoiding Alela's attempts to control the action.
Alela throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ryan because Alela loaded up on that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alela raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alela tries to control but Ryan wriggling away.
Alela cracks Ryan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela tries to control but Ryan wriggling away.
Ryan is desperately trying to improve his position but Alela has a good base and remains in mount.
Alela is trying to take his opponent's back.
Alela looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alela wants to control the pace but Ryan is squirming around nicely.
Alela is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ryan is looking to improve his position but Alela isn't that keen on the idea.
Ryan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alela looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ryan wants to improve his position but Alela is controlling well.
Ryan is working hard here to advance position.
Alela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ryan is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Alela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Alela manages to pass to mount!
Ryan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alela fails to take his opponent's back.
Ryan looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ryan rolls, trying to escape but Alela keeps control of the position.
Ryan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alela's guard. Nice work there by Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ryan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Alela throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ryan to the mat! Ryan manages to get full guard.
Alela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alela trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alela might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ryan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alela wants to get back to his feet but Ryan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alela throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alela on the side of the head.
Alela stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan cracks Alela with a good jab.
Ryan throws out a leg kick but Alela moves out of range and Ryan only half commits.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Ryan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela lands a two punch combo.
Alela throws out a leg kick but Ryan moves out of range and Alela only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alela tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan goes for a double leg but Alela avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alela continues to drive forward.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan has hold of one of Alela's legs. Alela is fighting the takedown attempt but Ryan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Alela is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan wants to control from the top but Alela keeps moving.
Alela wants to get back to his feet but Ryan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sao Alela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan trying to control but Alela is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alela throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Alela throws a head kick that misses.
Alela cracks Ryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Alela's head but Alela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alela tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan scores with a jab to the head.
Alela misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alela gets tackled into the cage by Ryan. Ryan maintains the clinch.
Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alela tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alela is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alela throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Sao Alela is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alela throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan lands a lovely overhand right.
Sao Alela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alela throws a body kick that misses.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alela swinging wildly here.
Eddie Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alela throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alela.
A cross from Alela lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan avoids the body shot from Alela.
Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but Alela is quick to defend against it.
Ryan scores with a jab. Alela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alela loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Alela slips a jab from Ryan.
Alela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Alela misses with a jab to the body
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alela lands with an uppercut that bounces Ryan off the cage and back into range.
Alela punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sao Alela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alela 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sao Alela!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sao Alela waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 312 p4p, 1034 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 43 p4p, 145 weight class). 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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32
192
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193
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World class MT
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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 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante looks to land a combination but Kurtev avoids it well.
Kurtev wants to clinch
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
Kurtev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Escalante avoids it really well and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Kurtev blocks the low kick.
Kurtev fails with the takedown
and Escalante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Escalante misses.
Kurtev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escalante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kurtev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Kurtev wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escalante gets caught flat footed, as Kurtev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escalante seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurtev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Escalante managing to control the position.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Escalante is trying to control the position but Kurtev postures up.
Escalante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurtev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Escalante keeping moving, preventing Kurtev from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Escalante leaves Kurtev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Kurtev tries to clinch up but Escalante circles away and keeps his distance.
Escalante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurtev throws a combination that misses
and Escalante counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kurtev's knee momentarily.
Kurtev has closed the distance and engaged Escalante in a clinch.
Escalante gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Escalante lands a damaging elbow.
Escalante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escalante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escalante misses with an elbow over the top.
Kurtev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Escalante gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kurtev gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Escalante pushes Kurtev off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Escalante as Kurtev shoots in.
Kurtev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kurtev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escalante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escalante wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurtev wants to clinch but Escalante slips to the side
and Escalante counters with a nice right hand that sends Kurtev toppling to the canvas! Kurtev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Escalante finish him?!
 Kurtev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurtev is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
Kurtev looks winded!
Escalante thumps Kurtev with a low kick.
Kurtev seems to have recovered his senses.
Escalante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurtev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Escalante is controlling Kurtev's trapped leg to prevent Kurtev from advancing to side control.
Kurtev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante trying to hold on to Kurtev's head to control him but Kurtev postures up.
Kurtev is just content to waste time from the top position. Escalante takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kurtev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kurtev trying to control the position from guard on top but Escalante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Escalante holds on and takes a little breather.
Kurtev lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kurtev tries to clinch but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kurtev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vicente Escalante is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Kurtev with that takedown attempt.
Kurtev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Escalante on his heels. He'll look to pass Escalante's guard now, I'm sure.
Escalante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurtev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kurtev is in close to Escalante's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Escalante bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurtev's guard.
Escalante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurtev can do to turn this around?
Kurtev trying to keep a closed guard but Escalante is proving a slippery customer.
Kurtev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kurtev with a poor takedown
enabling Escalante to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurtev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escalante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurtev shoots in and bounces Escalante off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kurtev working some strikes from top position.
Kurtev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Escalante working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurtev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escalante looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurtev is one step ahead there.
Escalante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Escalante blocks nicely.
Kurtev is looking to work some ground and pound but Escalante has wrist control.
Kurtev trying to control but Escalante is working from the bottom.
Kurtev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kurtev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kurtev wants to control from the top but Escalante keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurtev blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Escalante.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escalante as he avoids it easily.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escalante.
Escalante scores with a push kick.
Kurtev is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Escalante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escalante.
A telegraphed right hand from Escalante misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kurtev is defended easily by Escalante.
Escalante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurtev drives through with a takedown into Escalante's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Escalante has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kurtev is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Escalante as the two fighters clinch.
Escalante breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Escalante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escalante.
Kurtev slips a jab from Escalante.
Kurtev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kurtev goes for a double leg but Escalante avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Escalante continues to drive forward.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Escalante sprawls well. Escalante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurtev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurtev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Escalante preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Escalante slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that second round.
That's time! Escalante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kurtev moves into the clinch.
Kurtev tries to score a body lock takedown but Escalante shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurtev takes a shot to the head.
Escalante throws a head punch that misses.
Escalante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escalante is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Escalante down to the mat. Escalante avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kurtev doesn't manage to clinch there - Escalante circles away.
Kurtev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kurtev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Kurtev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kurtev fails with a takedown attempt.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante tries to land a leg kick but Kurtev saw it coming and moves away.
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krisko Kurtev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurtev.
It looked like Escalante wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kurtev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escalante takes a swing at Kurtev's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looks like Escalante has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kurtev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kurtev ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Kurtev tries to clinch but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante thumps Kurtev with a low kick.
Escalante throws a looping overhand right but Kurtev ducks down to avoid it.
Kurtev follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Escalante throws a wild body kick that Kurtev sees coming a mile off.
Escalante stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurtev. Kurtev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurtev moves in looking to clinch but Escalante pushes him off.
Kurtev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escalante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kurtev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escalante loads up on a big right hand but Kurtev slips the punch.
Escalante pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escalante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurtev wants to counter with a clinch but Escalante pushes him away.
Kurtev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante connects with a jab.
Kurtev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escalante manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Vicente Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurtev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurtev defending well as Escalante loads up on a big left hand.
Escalante tests Kurtev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krisko Kurtev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtev throws a head kick but Escalante moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Escalante.
Kurtev moves out of range as Escalante strikes.
Despite the aggression on Kurtev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kurtev moves in looking to clinch but Escalante pushes him off.
Escalante thuds his right hand into Kurtev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kurtev jabs Escalante right on the nose. Escalante blinks but takes it well.
Kurtev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escalante counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante digs a good body shot into Kurtev's ribs.
Escalante cracks Kurtev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escalante lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escalante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escalante scores with a kick to the body.
Escalante cracks Kurtev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kurtev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Escalante finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escalante lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kurtev is looking to close the distance but Escalante sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kurtev crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kurtev is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Vicente Escalante!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vicente Escalante waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 155 p4p, 1382 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 19 p4p, 184 weight class). Do Urden comes to the cage accompanied by Junna Through the fire and flames. Knox has chosen One Step Closer | Linkin Park as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Knox tries to clinch but Do Urden is having none of it.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Do Urden. That snapped Knox's head back.
Knox lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Do Urden moves out of range easily.
Do Urden cracks Knox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Do Urden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Do Urden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Do Urden with a nice cross.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do Urden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Do Urden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox lands with a straight right. Do Urden didn't see that one coming.
Do Urden misses the shot to the body.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do Urden was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Do Urden with a nice calf kick.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do Urden throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
letting Do Urden counter with a right hand.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox wants to counter with a clinch but Do Urden pushes him away.
Do Urden takes one on the button.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do Urden circles away quickly and effectively.
Knox moves into range and clinches up with Do Urden.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Do Urden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Do Urden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do Urden blocks an uppercut.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Do Urden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Do Urden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knox on the side of the head.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Do Urden saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox cracks Do Urden with an open hand slap.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Do Urden.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Do Urden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Do Urden ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox jabs at Do Urden's body.
Do Urden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Do Urden defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Do Urden appears to be looking for a big counter.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Do Urden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Do Urden misses.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do Urden throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Do Urden lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Do Urden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Do Urden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Do Urden moves out of range of the strikes.
Do Urden drops Knox with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Knox looks back up at him and smiles so Do Urden waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Knox is rocked!
Do Urden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
Knox moves away from the strike by Do Urden.
Do Urden cracks Knox on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Knox falls backwards against the cage. Do Urden follows up with more strikes that drop Knox to his knees. Do Urden keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Knox! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drizzt Do Urden!
Drizzt Do Urden made sure to mention his sponsor, Pound Town INC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keenwah Granes (ranked 206 p4p, 674 weight class) and Minerva Wulf (ranked 14 p4p, 49 weight class). Granes comes into the arena with æ•¢ä¸æ•¢ blaring out of the sound system. Wulf has chosen Sanctus Dominus as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenwah Granes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Minerva Wulf!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granes scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Minerva Wulf has been cut.
Wulf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wulf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wulf tries a low kick but Granes avoids it.
Wulf motions for Granes to come forward. Wulf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Granes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Granes throws a big right hand that misses.
Wulf trying to control the position.
Wulf throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Granes escapes and throws Wulf's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The strikes coming from Granes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wulf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Granes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Granes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Check out the look on Granes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Granes landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf gets back to half guard.
Wulf on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wulf is trying to get back to full guard.
Granes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wulf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Granes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Granes's back!
Wulf lands punches and elbows.
Wulf is hanging on to Granes's back as he tries to escape.
Granes is working hard here to advance position.
Wulf misses with punches from the back.
Wulf is punishing Granes with strikes - can he finish him?!
Granes tries to escape the position.
Wulf punches the canvas rather than the man.
Granes tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wulf throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wulf cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Granes is bucking up trying to escape but Wulf cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wulf scoring with strikes but Granes is staying in there.
Wulf thowing shots but they're missing.
Granes gets back to half guard.
Granes moves into full guard.
Wulf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Granes keeping moving, preventing Wulf from controlling successfully.
Wulf is working Granes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wulf wants to pass the guard but Granes is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Granes is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granes scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Granes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wulf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Granes has managed to get both his arms back between Wulf's legs - danger averted.
Granes landing some decent shots from guard.
Granes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wulf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Granes is looking to work some ground and pound but Wulf has wrist control.
Wulf working for a triangle but Granes defends it easily.
Granes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wulf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Granes is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf is looking for a triangle here but Granes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wulf is looking to regain half guard here but Granes keeps moving and retains side control.
Wulf is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Granes 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.
Wulf takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wulf is working to avoid the ground and pound but Granes connects with a decent elbow.
Wulf is looking for a sweep.
Wulf manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Granes manages to get to full guard.
Wulf looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Granes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Minerva Wulf will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Minerva Wulf'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.
Granes misses with a double jab.
Granes throws a big shot that misses.
Granes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wulf regains half guard.
Wulf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Granes in particular looking to stall.
Wulf wants to sweep but Granes has passed to side control!
Wulf is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf is still trying to improve position.
Granes working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes trying to control the action but Wulf is working from the bottom.
Wulf is trying to get back to half guard.
Wulf gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wulf manages to get to full guard.
Granes postures up and lands a big shot to Wulf's brow.
Wulf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wulf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Granes is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Granes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Granes distracts Wulf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wulf keeping moving, preventing Granes from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulf wants to sweep here but Granes controlling him for the moment.
Wulf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wulf looking for a sweep. Not yet Wulf, not yet.
Wulf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Granes defends well.
Keenwah Granes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wulf working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Granes has passed into half guard!
Granes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wulf has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wulf on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Granes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wulf is looking for a sweep. Granes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Granes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Granes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Granes lands a nice short elbow.
Granes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wulf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Granes there.
Granes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wulf does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Granes is really struggling to control Wulf but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wulf is trying to control but can't.
Granes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Granes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Minerva Wulf's cut.
That's time! Granes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wulf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Granes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Granes is not content to let Wulf control the position.
Granes struggling a bit here.
Wulf tries to score with some ground and pound. Granes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wulf's best efforts.
Granes trying to hold on to Wulf's head to control him but Wulf postures up.
Granes is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Wulf scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulf not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Granes gets full guard.
Granes looking for a sweep. Not yet Granes, not yet.
Wulf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Granes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wulf.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Granes is on top in guard.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Granes is working Wulf over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Granes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wulf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Granes lands a couple of digs.
Wulf wants to sweep but no luck.
Granes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wulf can do to turn this around?
Wulf wants to control but Granes passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf looking for submissions off his back.
Granes prevents Wulf from improving his position.
Wulf gets back to full guard.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Granes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Granes distracts Wulf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Granes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wulf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wulf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Granes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Granes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wulf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf keeping moving, preventing Granes from controlling successfully.
Granes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wulf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Granes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wulf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Granes's guard.
Wulf wants to control from the top but Granes keeps moving.
Granes controlling Wulf's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Granes pulls Wulf in to control the position.
Wulf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Granes wants to sweep but no luck.
Wulf being controlled here momentarily.
Wulf is in close to Granes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Granes controls Wulf momentarily but Wulf frees himself.
Granes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wulf preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Granes pulls Wulf in close to prevent any damage.
Granes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Minerva Wulf just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Minerva Wulf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wulf throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Granes to counter with a crisp jab.
Wulf misses with a hook
and Granes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Wulf misses its intended target.
Wulf throws a hook but Granes blocks it.
Wulf misses with an uppercut
and Granes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Granes. Beautiful body shot.
Granes walks into a stiff left hand from Wulf.
Wulf misses with a hook.
A big right from Wulf misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wulf to the ground. Granes is now in Wulf's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granes is in close to Wulf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Granes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wulf's head.
Granes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granes connects with a couple of short punches.
Granes is in close to Wulf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Granes stands up over Wulf, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Granes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Granes throwing strikes from guard but Wulf blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Granes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wulf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Granes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Granes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Granes connects with a couple of short punches.
Wulf is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Granes defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf wants to sweep here but Granes controlling him for the moment.
Wulf is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Granes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Granes cracks Wulf with a solid left hand.
Granes with a nice head shot there.
Wulf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Granes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Granes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wulf is rocked!
Granes landing with the ground and pound.
Wulf is still in real trouble! Can Granes finish him?
Granes distracts Wulf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Granes distracts Wulf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Granes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Granes stopping the sweep attempt from Wulf.
Granes trying to control but Wulf is working from the bottom.
Granes lands a couple of digs.
Wulf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Granes trying to control the position from guard on top but Wulf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wulf looking to control.
Wulf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Granes won't allow Wulf to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wulf seems to have recovered his senses.
Wulf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Granes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Granes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Granes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wulf looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Granes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wulf keeping moving, preventing Granes from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wulf has his foot on Granes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Granes works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keenwah Granes had his way with Minerva Wulf in that round.
The cut man is working on Minerva Wulf'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. This is the final round!
Wulf moves forwards but Granes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Granes cracks Wulf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Keenwah Granes is winning the standup battle so far.
Granes moves out of range of the body kick from Wulf.
Wulf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granes.
Jab, jab by Granes - just one landing.
Wulf misses with a straight left.
Wulf lands a head shot.
Granes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wulf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Granes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Granes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wulf.
Granes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wulf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wulf moves to clinch but Granes breaks away
and Granes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wulf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Granes doesn't seem phased though.
Wulf throws a hook but Granes avoids it easily.
Granes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Granes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wulf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wulf throws an overhand right that lands on Granes's shoulder, as Granes tries to avoid the shot.
Wulf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wulf is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Granes is trying to maintain the position but Wulf is very close to passing his half guard.
Granes controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wulf trying to mount his opponent but Granes defends it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Granes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wulf is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wulf is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Granes!
Wulf is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Granes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Granes shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulf thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Granes tries to hold on but Wulf postures up.
Wulf working for a guillotine from mount but Granes is in no mood to give up.
Granes can't escape the position.
Wulf throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Granes because Wulf loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Wulf.
Granes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granes keeping hold of Wulf's head, controlling as best he can.
Wulf looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wulf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Granes wants to control but Wulf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wulf is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wulf is looking to take a break and control but Granes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Granes gets full guard.
Granes wants to sweep here but Wulf controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wulf throwing strikes from guard but Granes blocks nicely.
Granes controlling Wulf's posture.
Wulf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Granes is on top in guard.
Wulf has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Granes has passed into side control.
Wulf tries to bench press Granes off him but Granes keeps the position.
Wulf regains half guard.
Granes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minerva Wulf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wulf has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minerva Wulf!
Minerva Wulf is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Minerva Wulf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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