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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malek Namov (ranked 4768 p4p, 6085 weight class) and Jakob Sondergaard (ranked 528 p4p, 589 weight class). The key to victory for Malek Namov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malek Namov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Sondergaard!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sondergaard darts in looking for a takedown but Namov gets double underhooks and turns Sondergaard into the cage.
Namov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sondergaard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Namov tries to avoid it but Sondergaard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Namov to the ground. Namov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Namov connects with a leg kick.
Sondergaard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Namov.
That kick from Namov tenderised Sondergaard's leg. Sondergaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Namov leaves Sondergaard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And Namov counters with a quick kick to the body but Sondergaard blocks it.
Malek Namov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Sondergaard.
Namov scores with a head kick. Sondergaard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Namov! Sondergaard is out on his feet! Namov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sondergaard is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sondergaard is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malek Namov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toma Bolkvadze (ranked 25066 p4p, 24433 weight class) and Fartus Beckham (ranked 602 p4p, 628 weight class). Toma Bolkvadze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toma Bolkvadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fartus Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bolkvadze. Bolkvadze obviously looking to wear him down.
Bolkvadze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beckham clinches up with Bolkvadze and pushes him back against the cage.
Beckham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beckham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolkvadze circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolkvadze rushes Beckham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beckham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolkvadze.
Stalling in the clinch from Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beckham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolkvadze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bolkvadze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beckham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Bolkvadze to work.
Bolkvadze lands a right hand.
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!
Bolkvadze landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolkvadze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolkvadze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolkvadze taking a breather.
Bolkvadze is stalling here.
Beckham is trying to break the clinch but Bolkvadze has him pressed against the cage.
Bolkvadze lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolkvadze just leaning against Beckham, taking a breather.
Bolkvadze effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bolkvadze for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bolkvadze stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Toma Bolkvadze.
Bolkvadze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beckham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Beckham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolkvadze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beckham throws an overhand right that lands on Bolkvadze's shoulder, as Bolkvadze tries to avoid the shot.
Bolkvadze was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bolkvadze throws a shot to the body.
Bolkvadze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beckham looks winded!
Bolkvadze is looking to slow Beckham down with leg kicks.
Bolkvadze throws a nice head kick!
Bolkvadze cracks Beckham with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bolkvadze has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Beckham to stand back up!
 Beckham is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolkvadze forces Beckham back against the cage and clinches.
Beckham is still on wobbly legs! Can Bolkvadze finish him?
Bolkvadze scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolkvadze slows down the pace here.
The referee calls for Bolkvadze to work.
Beckham seems to have recovered his senses.
Bolkvadze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short left from Bolkvadze.
A short uppercut from Bolkvadze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze drops Beckham with a big knee straight up the middle! Beckham is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bolkvadze with a nice calf kick.
Bolkvadze throws an uppercut from hell that sends Beckham clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bolkvadze stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toma Bolkvadze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yanga Adofo (ranked 6062 p4p, 5840 weight class) and Alexander Igor (ranked 588 p4p, 577 weight class). Yanga Adofo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Igor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanga Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo rushes Igor and presses him up against the cage.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adofo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Igor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor forces Adofo back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Igor.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Igor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adofo pushes Igor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Igor's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Igor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Igor prevents a body shot from Adofo.
Igor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Igor can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Igor controls the action.
Igor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adofo to keep the fight standing.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo works on Igor's body with a couple of short punches.
Igor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Igor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Igor lands a hook that snaps the head of Adofo backwards.
Igor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adofo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Igor blocks a body shot from Adofo.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo tries to work over Igor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo pushes Igor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Igor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Igor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Igor.
Adofo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Igor.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
Adofo moves away from the strike by Igor.
Adofo throwing a counter right hand but Igor manages to avoid it.
Adofo has Igor up against the cage in a clinch.
Adofo gets through Igor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor blocking some punches.
Adofo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adofo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Igor. That one must have hurt.
Igor throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adofo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Alexander Igor has been cut.
Yanga Adofo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Igor lands a jab to the head.
Igor gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Igor blocks an uppercut.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Igor's elbow.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Igor backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Igor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor blocking some punches.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Adofo.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Igor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo pushes Igor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Igor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yanga Adofo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Igor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Adofo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Igor connects with an inside leg kick.
Igor forces Adofo back against the cage and clinches.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Igor stalling against the cage.
A short left from Adofo.
Still in the clinch, Adofo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adofo lands a nice uppercut.
Igor takes a shot to the head.
Igor blocking some punches.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Igor controls his hands.
Igor blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Igor wants to stall.
Igor seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Igor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor breaks the clinch.
Igor moves into the clinch.
Adofo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Igor can do to turn this around?
Igor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adofo has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Igor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Igor.
Igor blocks an uppercut.
Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igor throws a push kick but Adofo slaps the foot to one side.
Adofo pushes Igor up against the cage in a clinch.
Adofo tries to work over Igor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Adofo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adofo presses Igor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Igor wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adofo as Igor tries to tie him up.
A short left from Adofo.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Igor controls the action.
Yanga Adofo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adofo.
Igor trying to control the position but instead, Adofo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Igor into the cage.
Adofo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Igor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igor tries to break free but Adofo pushes him back against the cage.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adofo scores with a shoulder strike.
Igor just leaning against Adofo, taking a breather.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Igor.
Adofo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Adofo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adofo works on Igor's body with a couple of short punches.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Adofo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Igor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adofo is keeping busy.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo lands an uppercut.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Igor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adofo takes a shot to the head.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adofo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yanga Adofo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Igor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Igor lands a leg kick that knocks Adofo off balance momentarily.
Igor keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Igor!
Adofo moves in looking to clinch but Igor pushes him off.
Adofo instigates a clinch.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo lands with a right to the head.
Igor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Igor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo gets through Igor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Igor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adofo is keeping busy.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Adofo.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Igor.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
A short right from Adofo.
Igor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adofo defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor connects with a solid leg kick.
Igor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Igor! But no joy.
Adofo rushes Igor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igor moves into the clinch.
Igor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Igor slows down the pace here.
Adofo lands a body shot.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adofo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Adofo.
Igor has Adofo pressed against the cage.
Adofo can't find room to land a body shot as Igor controls the action.
Adofo has a couple of punches blocked by Igor.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Igor tries to pull guard but Adofo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Igor backwards.
Adofo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Igor's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adofo smiles and moves away.
Yanga Adofo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Igor.
Adofo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adofo walks into a stiff left hand from Igor.
Adofo moves into the clinch successfully.
Igor is looking to break free of the clinch but Adofo has double underhooks.
Igor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Igor is looking to control Adofo's arms but Adofo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Igor has his back to the cage.
Adofo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Igor.
Igor is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Alexander Igor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adofo tries a body shot but Igor blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yanga Adofo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adofo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yanga Adofo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 2346 p4p, 3016 weight class) and Betty Crocker (ranked 358 p4p, 441 weight class). Kiely comes to the cage accompanied by Hammer Smash Face. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Betty Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crocker.
Crocker scores with a decent looking hook.
Crocker misses with a looping left.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Crocker's shoulder, as Crocker tries to avoid the shot.
Crocker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Crocker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kiely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Crocker.
Crocker thuds a left hand into Kiely's body.
Crocker misses with a left hand
and Kiely counters with a nice body shot.
Crocker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Crocker missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crocker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely throws the left hand but Crocker avoids the punch easily.
Crocker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kiely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crocker misses the shot to the body.
Kiely swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Crocker.
Crocker connects with a single shot there.
 It looks like Nedser Kiely has been cut.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely misses with a jab to the body
and Kiely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crocker throws the left hand but Kiely avoids the punch easily.
Crocker throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crocker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiely sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crocker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crocker swings widly with a right hand
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Crocker misses.
Kiely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crocker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crocker moves away.
Kiely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to move into range but Crocker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crocker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiely moves away.
Kiely throws an off balance right hand
and Crocker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiely.
Crocker misses with an uppercut.
Kiely lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Crocker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocker throws an overhand right that lands on Kiely's shoulder, as Kiely tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Crocker swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Crocker misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Crocker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Kiely does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely defending well as Crocker loads up on a big left hand.
Kiely moves out of range as Crocker strikes.
Crocker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Crocker.
Crocker misses with a two punch combination.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Crocker moved out of range.
Kiely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely swings for the body but Crocker moves out of range.
Crocker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Crocker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Crocker misses.
Crocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
Crocker 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiely was well out of range. Poor timing from Crocker.
Kiely was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Crocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crocker.
Crocker throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Kiely looks to score with a jab to the body but Crocker is just out of range.
Crocker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Crocker.
Crocker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Crocker thuds a left hand into Kiely's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crocker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely throws a shot to the body.
Crocker lands a glancing blow to the side of Kiely's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nedser Kiely will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crocker throws a right hand that Kiely ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiely also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiely showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crocker.
Crocker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crocker misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiely lands an overhand right.
Kiely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crocker staying out of range there.
Kiely misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiely counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nedser Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crocker takes a swing at Kiely's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crocker misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker misses with a looping right.
Kiely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crocker throws a right hand that Kiely ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiely also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands with a right hand.
Crocker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiely 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.
Kiely bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crocker's head backwards.
Crocker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiely lands a jab.
Crocker scores with a jab.
Nedser Kiely's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crocker.
Crocker moves away from the strike by Kiely.
Crocker dips to his left and cracks Kiely with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Crocker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crocker.
Crocker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crocker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crocker throws an overhand right that drops Kiely like a sack of potatoes! Crocker dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Betty Crocker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Betty Crocker waved his t-shirt featuring New Standard (for sale)'s logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Nedser Kiely stepped up to the mic, saying 'I did not loose this fight, the ref was not watching what was happening.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micah Hawk (ranked 3577 p4p, 5617 weight class) and Kaspars Petrovs (ranked 403 p4p, 515 weight class). Kaspars Petrovs struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Micah Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaspars Petrovs!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovs throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Petrovs looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Petrovs takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.
Petrovs throws a body kick that misses.
Hawk throwing a counter right hand but Petrovs manages to avoid it.
Hawk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Petrovs to the mat! Petrovs manages to get full guard.
Hawk postures up in Petrovs's guard and throws a big left but Petrovs blocks it.
Petrovs keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrovs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawk trying to control but Petrovs is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Petrovs looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Petrovs looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Petrovs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrovs lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hawk down.
The strikes coming from Petrovs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hawk wants to control but Petrovs postures up.
Hawk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Petrovs cracks Hawk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Petrovs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petrovs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Petrovs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hawk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hawk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hawk thows a huge punch but Petrovs dodges it nicely.
Petrovs is refusing to be controlled, as Hawk sits in half guard.
Petrovs is looking to control Hawk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Petrovs avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, Hawk seems content to control.
Hawk thows a huge punch but Petrovs dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Hawk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawk working over Petrovs with some ground and pound. Petrovs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hawk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrovs's head.
Petrovs felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hawk wants to free his trapped foot but Petrovs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawk is trying to control the action in half guard but Petrovs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hawk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Petrovs!
Petrovs looks winded!
Hawk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Petrovs because Hawk loaded up on that one.
Hawk with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hawk is working for a guillotine from mount but Petrovs frees his head quite easily.
Hawk looking to control but Petrovs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawk controlling the position easily from mount.
Hawk 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Petrovs is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Micah Hawk!
A relieved looking Micah Hawk 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yurij Stasyuk (ranked 4683 p4p, 5774 weight class) and Stony Marciano (ranked 526 p4p, 569 weight class). Marciano has chosen IQ 98 as his entrance music. 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yurij Stasyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stony Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stasyuk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stasyuk fails with a takedown attempt.
Marciano unleashes a big counter combination but Stasyuk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Marciano lands a left and a right that send Stasyuk crashing to the mat, dazed. Marciano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Stasyuk is rocked!
Stasyuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marciano circles away.
Oh Stasyuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yurij Stasyuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marciano wants to clinch.
Stasyuk seems to have got his legs back now.
Stasyuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stasyuk shoots in for a takedown but Marciano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stasyuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marciano tries to clinch but Stasyuk is having none of it.
Stasyuk tries to counter with a takedown but Marciano is quick to defend against it.
Stony Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stasyuk shoots and misses
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
Marciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stasyuk with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano batters Stasyuk with a massive right followed by a huge left! Stasyuk is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Marciano lands a final crushing right hand to drop Stasyuk to the mat with a gruesome thud! Marciano is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stony Marciano!
A very excited looking Stony Marciano rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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