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OFK 303 - Robson Vs Do Urden PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emperor (ranked 3322 p4p, 21264 weight class) and Paul Rabbitte (ranked 469 p4p, 650 weight class). Emperor comes to the cage accompanied by Enae Volare Mezzo. 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 12 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor missing with a left hand there. Rabbitte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emperor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rabbitte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabbitte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Paul Rabbitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Emperor misses.
Rabbitte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emperor circles away quickly and effectively.
Emperor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emperor misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Emperor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emperor.
 It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Emperor looks to throw the jab but Rabbitte is out of range.
Rabbitte lands a head kick. Emperor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
A head kick by Rabbitte misses
and Emperor counters with a straight right hand.
Rabbitte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 Emperor is rocked!
Rabbitte throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Emperor was covering up waiting for the punch and Rabbitte finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Emperor has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rabbitte is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Oh Emperor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing reports that Emperor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
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!
Rabbitte manages to break the clinch.
Emperor seems to have got his legs back now.
Emperor missing with a left hand there. Rabbitte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rabbitte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rabbitte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fedor Emperor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte misses the jab.
It looked like Emperor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rabbitte.
Emperor throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabbitte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emperor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabbitte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emperor.
Emperor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rabbitte's head backwards.
That has opened up Paul Rabbitte's cut even more.
Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick and Emperor moves out of range easily.
A combination from Rabbitte does no damage.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbitte misses with a double jab
and Emperor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rabbitte looks winded!
Donk. Rabbitte catches Emperor right on the button with a cross.
Rabbitte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emperor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Emperor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rabbitte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rabbitte drops his hands momentarily and Emperor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emperor cracks Rabbitte with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rabbitte looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Emperor finish him?
 Rabbitte is rocked!
The cut above Paul Rabbitte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rabbitte walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Emperor swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fedor Emperor!
A very excited looking Fedor Emperor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 2936 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Cesare Tiramanti (ranked 432 p4p, 302 weight class). Cesare Tiramanti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Gomez's chin.
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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 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Cesare Tiramanti!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez misses with a shot to the body
and Tiramanti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Tiramanti tries to counter it with a takedown but Gomez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramanti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiramanti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tiramanti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomez somewhat.
Tiramanti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
As Tiramanti backs away, Gomez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiramanti moves away.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Tiramanti slips a jab from Gomez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez clobbers Tiramanti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiramanti checks the leg kick.
Tiramanti moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomez.
Gomez swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez lands with a nice combination. Tiramanti backs away looking to recover.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Tiramanti saw that one coming.
Tiramanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Tiramanti.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiramanti manages to avoid it.
Tiramanti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tiramanti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tiramanti is looking to slow Gomez down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Tiramanti misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Tiramanti misses with a double jab.
Tiramanti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
Gomez swings for the body but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gomez throws a body punch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Tiramanti.
Gomez throws a hook but Tiramanti blocks it.
Gomez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tiramanti scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Tiramanti.
Gomez is rocked!
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiramanti manages to avoid it.
Cesare Tiramanti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiramanti sprawls well. He's pushed Gomez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Tiramanti throws a leg kick which misses Gomez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomez tries to avoid it.
Gomez tries to land a leg kick but Tiramanti saw it coming and moves away.
Tiramanti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiramanti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Tiramanti avoids a kick to the body.
Tiramanti with the counter takedown but Gomez avoids it easily.
Gomez throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Gomez throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiramanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiramanti. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Gomez.
Tiramanti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiramanti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiramanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti lands with a right hand.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tiramanti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Tiramanti throws out a powerful jab.
Tiramanti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiramanti misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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 Carlos Gomez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gomez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Tiramanti scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlos Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiramanti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gomez is looking to wear down Tiramanti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Tiramanti.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Tiramanti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Tiramanti misses.
That kick from Tiramanti tenderised Gomez's leg. Gomez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiramanti.
Gomez throws a right hand that Tiramanti ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiramanti also avoids with ease.
A good leg kick by Tiramanti.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Gomez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gomez looks to land a body kick but Tiramanti moved away.
Gomez throws a head kick but Tiramanti moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiramanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Tiramanti catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiramanti digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Tiramanti avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez throws the left hand but Tiramanti avoids the punch easily.
Tiramanti misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Tiramanti.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiramanti was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gomez throws a body punch but Tiramanti moves out of range.
Tiramanti drops Gomez with a naaaaasty hook - Gomez is in real trouble here! Tiramanti dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesare Tiramanti!
In his post fight interview, Cesare Tiramanti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 1769 p4p, 2570 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 234 p4p, 319 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Walker.
BOOM! Walker lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gomes. Gomes tries to recover but Walker is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gomes lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Walker!
Chief Walker took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 944 p4p, 3713 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 123 p4p, 421 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miettinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Miettinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miettinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Billy Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miettinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams wants to slow Miettinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Miettinen dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Miettinen dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Miettinen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meltdown Miettinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Miettinen looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Miettinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Miettinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miettinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miettinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Meltdown Miettinen has been cut.
Miettinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Miettinen attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miettinen cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miettinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Miettinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Miettinen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Miettinen finds it's target.
Miettinen takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miettinen is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miettinen.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Miettinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams throws a jab when Miettinen was well out of range.
Miettinen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miettinen throws a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miettinen.
Miettinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Miettinen moves away and avoids it.
Miettinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams cracks Miettinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miettinen.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a hook.
Miettinen dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Miettinen's head and hops out.
Miettinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Miettinen blocks it.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen staying out of range there.
Miettinen ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Miettinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miettinen.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Williams enables Miettinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Miettinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miettinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams is looking to stand up but Miettinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Miettinen connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meltdown Miettinen'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.
Miettinen is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miettinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Miettinen moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miettinen breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to sprawl but Miettinen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miettinen wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Miettinen slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miettinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miettinen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Williams!
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miettinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams tries to buck Miettinen off but he can't manage it.
Miettinen controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miettinen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miettinen stands up from mount. Strange move.
Williams throws a right and a left that Miettinen avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Miettinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Meltdown Miettinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miettinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Williams misses.
Miettinen defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams tests Miettinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miettinen backs up against the cage.
Meltdown Miettinen's cut is getting worse.
Miettinen shoots in but no luck this time.
As Miettinen backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but Miettinen manages to avoid it all.
A jab lands there for Miettinen.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miettinen.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Miettinen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meltdown Miettinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams looks for the body kick but Miettinen saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miettinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Miettinen moves out of range easily.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Miettinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miettinen has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miettinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miettinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Miettinen is controlling him.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Miettinen has double underhooks.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Miettinen closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Miettinen pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Meltdown Miettinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Miettinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miettinen closes the distance and clinches.
Miettinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams tries to break free but Miettinen pushes him back against the cage.
Miettinen prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Miettinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miettinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miettinen.
Miettinen breaks the clinch.
Miettinen slips under a jab.
Miettinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Miettinen looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miettinen avoids the head kick by Williams.
Miettinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Miettinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miettinen shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Miettinen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meltdown Miettinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miettinen tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Miettinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miettinen showed some decent athleticism there.
Miettinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miettinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miettinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Williams is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miettinen decides to stand and escape the position.
Miettinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Miettinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Miettinen has double underhooks.
Meltdown Miettinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Miettinen has the dominant position.
Miettinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Miettinen has the dominant position.
Miettinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miettinen is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miettinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miettinen.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miettinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Miettinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Williams can turn it around.
Miettinen is stalling here.
Miettinen prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams is trying to break free.
Billy Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Miettinen keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Miettinen is controlling the position.
Miettinen jumps guard.
Miettinen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Williams stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Miettinen throws up his legs and catches Williams in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Williams tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Miettinen! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Meltdown Miettinen!
A victorious Meltdown Miettinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 1108 p4p, 1607 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 140 p4p, 195 weight class). Mircea is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shatter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lama tries to clinch there but Mircea circles away.
Lama throws an off balance right hand
and Mircea makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mircea gets caught napping as Lama dives in and scores a takedown. Mircea manages to retain guard.
Lama tries to free his leg and advance position but Mircea is retaining full guard.
Lama throwing strikes but missing.
Mircea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lama.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mircea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lama seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mircea keeping moving, preventing Lama from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mircea is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mircea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama advances to half guard.
Mircea tries to get to full guard but Lama has control of the leg.
Lama is looking to take a break and control but Mircea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lama is looking to stall here but Mircea recovers full guard.
Lama passes into half guard.
Lama seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lama with the ground and pound but Mircea uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lama trying to control but Mircea is working from the bottom.
Mircea pulls Lama in close to his closed guard and prevents Lama from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lama postures up.
Lama throws an elbow that misses. Mircea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lama's guard. Nice move by Mircea!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mircea manages to get himself to full guard.
Lama looking to pass the guard.
Lama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mircea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lama controls the pace.
Lama looking to sit in guard and control but Mircea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lama has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mircea is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lama.
Lama looks to move to half guard but instead Mircea has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lama is working to get back to half guard.
Lama tries to buck Mircea off but he can't manage it.
Lama 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.
Lama pushes Mircea off looking to stand but Mircea dives back in and keeps control.
Lama regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mircea stopping the sweep attempt from Lama.
Lama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mircea sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lama's guard.
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 Balal Lama will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lama looks to land a left hand but Mircea moved out of range nicely.
Mircea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mircea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Balal Lama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lama misses with a takedown attempt
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.
Mircea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mircea has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lama is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mircea connects with a leg kick.
Mircea scores with a jab to the body.
Lama throws a head kick but Mircea moves out of range.
Mircea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mircea has one foot on Lama's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Lama misses its intended target.
Lama takes a swing at Mircea's ribcage but misses.
Mircea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mircea misses with an uppercut.
Lama fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balal Lama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mircea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea lands the left hand.
Mircea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lama misses with a body shot
enabling Mircea to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Lama.
Lama misses with the combination.
Lama is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lama throws a looping overhand right but Mircea ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mircea.
Nice uppercut lands for Mircea. That snapped Lama's head back.
Lama blocks a head kick by Mircea.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lama or perhaps it was just good defense by Mircea, which made it look bad.
Lama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mircea is fending him off so far but Lama persists. Nope, Mircea circles away and we're back to standing.
Lama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mircea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lama throws the left hand but Mircea avoids the punch easily.
Lama is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea cracks Lama with an open hand slap.
Jab by Mircea.
Lama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mircea. That one must have hurt.
Mircea lands a jab to the head.
Lama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mircea.
A low kick from Lama is predictable there
and Mircea counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lama with a poor takedown
and Mircea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick from Mircea.
Lama misses with a body shot
and Mircea counters with a nice body shot.
Lama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mircea throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mircea. Beautiful body shot.
Mircea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mircea throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mircea throws a leg kick which misses Lama's front leg but catches the back leg as Lama tries to avoid it.
Mircea connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lama. Lama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mircea counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexandru Mircea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lama. That did some damage!
Mircea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mircea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mircea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balal Lama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lama.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mircea.
Lama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lama throws a hook but Mircea blocks it.
Lama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lama throws the left hand but Mircea avoids the punch easily.
Lama throws a series of punches but Mircea avoids them all with ease.
Mircea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lama's head backwards.
Lama throws a leg kick
and Mircea counters with a good, hard body kick but Lama shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Mircea.
Mircea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mircea lands an overhand right.
Mircea lands a really nice looking cross but Lama seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Mircea. No joy for Lama on that attempt.
Jab from Mircea.
Lama will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mircea circles away quickly and effectively.
Mircea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mircea.
A swing and a miss from Lama.
Mircea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mircea scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mircea cracks Lama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mircea scoring well with a low kick there.
Lama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea 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!
A left lands for Mircea.
Lama throws an overhand right that lands on Mircea's shoulder, as Mircea tries to avoid the shot.
Lama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lama shoots in looking for a takedown. Mircea tries to sprawl out of it but Lama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mircea manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mircea cracks Lama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Mircea finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lama tries for a takedown but Mircea sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea pushes Lama away with a front kick.
Mircea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mircea.
Mircea scores with a jab. Lama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Mircea - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mircea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mircea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balal Lama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mircea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lama misses with a looping right.
Lama throws a looping overhand right but Mircea ducks down to avoid it.
Mircea scores with a kick to the body.
Mircea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lama misses with a leg kick
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.
Lama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mircea circles away.
Mircea scores with the left hand. Lama knows he should have avoided that one.
Mircea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lama. That did some damage!
Lama loads up on a big right hand but Mircea slips the punch.
Mircea keeps Lama at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy left from Mircea finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lama throws a right hand that misses
and Mircea counters with a leg kick.
Mircea cracks Lama with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea connects with a solid leg kick.
Mircea slips under a jab from Lama.
Mircea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lama gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mircea counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mircea lands a nice hook to Lama's body. Lama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mircea with a hook.
Mircea scores with a nice body kick.
A cross from Mircea lands.
Mircea stuns Lama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mircea uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lama has time to react.
Lama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mircea.
Jab from Mircea.
Mircea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mircea with the inside leg kick.
Mircea pushes Lama away with a front kick.
Nice jab there from Mircea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea dodges the punch combination from Lama.
Mircea lands a jab.
Mircea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lama misses with a body shot.
Mircea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mircea lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mircea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lama misses with a double jab.
Lama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mircea with a nice calf kick.
Lama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lama misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Lama looks to throw the jab but Mircea is out of range.
Mircea takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lama throws a sloppy head kick and Mircea moves out of range easily.
Lama misses with a left hand
and Mircea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mircea.
Lama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mircea sprawls well. Mircea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lama gets slowly back to his feet.
Lama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mircea connects with a solid leg kick.
Lama takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Lama misses its intended target.
Lama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mircea as he jumps to the side.
Mircea unleashes a big counter combination but Lama bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mircea avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mircea moves away from the strike by Lama.
Mircea lands with an overhand left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandru Mircea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mircea 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandru Mircea!
An intense looking Alexandru Mircea took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Give Me A Saul Goodman Rematch Please '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Gunner (ranked 875 p4p, 1830 weight class) and Vadius Highwind (ranked 130 p4p, 293 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadius Highwind!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Highwind.
Highwind lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gunner backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jet Gunner has been cut.
Gunner lands with a kick to the temple. Highwind shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gunner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Highwind takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Highwind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Gunner lands but Highwind takes it in his stride.
Highwind throws out a loose jab but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jet Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Highwind, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Highwind 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Highwind jabs Gunner right on the nose. Gunner blinks but takes it well.
Gunner lands with a good body shot.
Highwind works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Highwind has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gunner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Highwind lands a left and a right that send Gunner crashing to the mat, dazed. Highwind thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gunner is rocked!
Highwind ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gunner's jaw. Gunner's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Highwind does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vadius Highwind!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 1057 p4p, 826 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 151 p4p, 122 weight class). Dean Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev wants to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Kurtev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Krisko Kurtev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kurtev is trying to defend but Howard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Howard is keen to just control but Kurtev is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev landing rabbit punches to the side of Howard's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Kurtev trying to hold on to Howard's head to control him but Howard postures up.
Kurtev landing a few short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard wants to control but Kurtev is keeping him busy.
Kurtev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Howard is looking for a kimura but Kurtev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Howard to get the leverage.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kurtev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Howard pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev is looking for a sweep. Howard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurtev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kurtev is trying to maintain the position but Howard is very close to passing his half guard.
Kurtev scores with a few weak punches.
Kurtev striking from the bottom.
Kurtev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kurtev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howard lands strikes from half guard.
Kurtev won't allow Howard to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Howard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Howard's back!
Kurtev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kurtev punishes Howard with strikes from the back mount.
Kurtev loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Howard hold on?
Kurtev has the hooks in. Howard is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Howard manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kurtev's guard. Nice work there by Howard.
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 fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kurtev striking from the bottom.
Kurtev throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howard looking to pass the guard.
Kurtev pushes a forearm under Howard's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Howard is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krisko Kurtev!
Our winner, Krisko Kurtev, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Presley (ranked 448 p4p, 679 weight class) and Porthos Knox (ranked 56 p4p, 90 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Step Closer | Linkin Park kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Porthos Knox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presley dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Presley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Presley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Presley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Presley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice leg kick lands there from Presley.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Presley needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox punishes Presley's body with a nice straight punch.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox looks to land a combination but Presley avoids it well.
Knox instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Presley.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Presley.
Presley takes a shot to the head.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Presley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Presley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox closes the distance and clinches.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Presley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox feints a jab promting Presley to slip. Knox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Presley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knox throws a series of punches but Presley moves out of range.
Presley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Presley scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Presley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Presley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Presley lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Porthos Knox has been cut.
Knox with a jab.
Knox throws the left hand but Presley avoids the punch easily.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Presley had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Presley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Presley takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Presley.
Presley drives through and clinches with Knox against the cage.
Presley blocks an uppercut.
Knox lands a body punch.
Presley trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Presley.
A short left from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Presley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knox's efforts to push away.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Presley tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
A leg kick checked by Knox.
Presley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presley has closed the distance and engaged Knox in a clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Presley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knox wants to clinch.
Presley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Presley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Knox coming out on top.
Jab by Knox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Presley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Presley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Presley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knox.
Presley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Knox.
Presley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Presley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Presley throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presley throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Presley wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Presley misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox avoids the head kick by Presley.
Presley swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox'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.
Knox lands a head shot.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Knox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Presley.
Presley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick from Presley lands but Knox takes it in his stride.
Knox throws a series of punches but Presley avoids them all with ease.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Presley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Presley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Presley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox lands with a good body shot.
Presley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Presley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Knox goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Presley needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Knox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Presley's hands.
Elvis Presley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Presley.
Knox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox lands with a hook. Presley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Knox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Knox.
Presley wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Nice cross by Knox.
Presley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knox with a hook.
Knox works Presley's body with a nice hook.
Presley throws a chopping leg kick but Knox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Presley misses with a two punch combination.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Presley.
Knox blocks the body kick.
Knox throws out a counter right but Presley avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Presley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Knox does it's job there.
Presley moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Presley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Knox in his tracks.
Presley misses with a few strikes there.
Presley throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Knox doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Presley tries to clinch up.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Knox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Knox looks to move away, Presley throws a big counter combo but Knox just gets out of the way.
Presley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knox feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Presleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox looks to land a body kick but Presley moved away.
Presley tries to clinch but Knox moves away
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Presley under the eye.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley lands with a short shot to the head.
Knox working hard to break the clinch.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Presley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox tries to circle away but Presley has him pinned against the cage.
Presley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Presley is looking to land body kicks.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knox lunges at Presley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Presley's hand.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Presley. Presley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Presley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Presley should have avoided that one.
Knox paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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.
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!
Presley throws a right hand that Knox ducks under and follows up with a left that Knox also avoids with ease.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
Presley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Presley thumps Knox with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Knox.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox cracks Presley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Presley tries to clinch up.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Presley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Presley's head.
Presley is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Presley moves out of range as Knox strikes.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Knox scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Presley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Porthos Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Porthos Knox'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. This is the final round!
Knox gets tackled into the cage by Presley. Presley maintains the clinch.
Knox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Knox.
Knox connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knox darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Presley motions for Knox to come forward. Presley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Presley misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Knox as he connects with a hook.
Presley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Presley is looking to counter the offense by Knox and move into the clinch.
Presley avoids the body shot from Knox.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Presley, as that shot connected.
Knox checks a leg kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox scores with the left hand. Presley knows he should have avoided that one.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Presley.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Presley clobbers Knox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Presley looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley sizes up Knox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Presley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knox is looking to clinch but Presley is avoiding it.
Presley is looking to counter with head kicks.
Presley wants to clinch.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Presley is just out of range.
Whack! Presley lands a heavy head kick that drops Knox. The ref tackles Presley to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Knox was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Elvis Presley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Elvis Presley waved his t-shirt featuring Aspire Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kosmanov (ranked 204 p4p, 293 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 34 p4p, 50 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kosmanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim lands a jab to the head.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Kosmanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kosmanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Kosmanov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kosmanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kosmanov misses the shot to the body.
Kim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kosmanov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kosmanov trying to control but Kim postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim tries to pass to full mount but Kosmanov defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov tries to get to full guard but Kim has control of the leg.
Kim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kosmanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kim is controlling the pace.
Kosmanov controlling the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Kosmanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kosmanov misses with a straight right.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Kosmanov moved out of range.
Kim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kosmanov misses with a punch to the body.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kim with a nice cross.
Kosmanov slips under a jab from Kim.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kosmanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kosmanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A clash of legs there as Kim blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kosmanov misses with a few strikes there.
Kim was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kim takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim tries to clinch up but Kosmanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim throws a push kick but Kosmanov slaps the foot to one side.
Kosmanov lands a head shot.
Kim moves out of range as Kosmanov strikes.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kosmanov.
Kosmanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kosmanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kosmanov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim 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.
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov blocks an uppercut.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Kosmanov controls the action.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Kosmanov.
Kim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kim tries a body shot but Kosmanov blocks it.
Kosmanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kosmanov lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kim - that landed with a thud.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosmanov backwards.
Kosmanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kosmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kosmanov blocking some punches.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kosmanov is keeping busy.
Kosmanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kosmanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Kosmanov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kosmanov is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is not content to let Kosmanov control the position.
Kosmanov looking to control but instead Kim has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kosmanov is stalling here. Kim is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kosmanov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kim has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kosmanov stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Kim working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov manages to get back to half guard.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kosmanov wants to control but Kim is keeping busy.
Kim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yasol Kim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kosmanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Kim is keen to just control but Kosmanov is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Kim trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kim trying to control the action but Kosmanov is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kosmanov.
Kim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kosmanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kim finds it's way round the side to connect with Kosmanov's head.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Kosmanov's ribs.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kosmanov misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yasol Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kosmanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosmanov backwards.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kosmanov backwards.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kosmanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kim up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kosmanov tries to land a knee to the head but Kim blocks with his arms.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Kosmanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Kosmanov.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kosmanov throws a hook but Kim avoids it easily.
Kosmanov loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kosmanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kosmanov counters with a series of strikes. Kim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kosmanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a leg kick but Kosmanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kosmanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kosmanov throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kosmanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Kosmanov is just out of range.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim moves away from the strike by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kim.
Kosmanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kosmanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kosmanov walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Kosmanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov scores with a nice strike.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kosmanov rather than just go for the knockout.
Kim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Kosmanov misses.
Kosmanov throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kosmanov scores with a nice head shot.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kosmanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kosmanov lands a slapping body shot.
Kosmanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kosmanov throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kosmanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kosmanov.
Kosmanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kosmanov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kosmanov at a distance.
Kim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kosmanov under the eye.
Kim instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kim.
Kosmanov lands a right hand.
Yasol Kim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kim lands a body shot.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kosmanov is keeping busy.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kosmanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
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!
Kim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kim trying to control the position but instead, Kosmanov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kim into the cage.
Kosmanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kosmanov misses with a knee to the head.
Kim dodges an elbow strike from Kosmanov.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosmanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kosmanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kosmanov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kosmanov wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kosmanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kim is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kosmanov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vladimir Kosmanov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kim tries to clinch but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Kosmanov slips under a jab.
Kosmanov throwing a counter right hand but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim missing with a left hand there. Kosmanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kosmanov cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kosmanov throws an off balance right hand
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Kosmanov throws a hook to the side of Kim's head but Kim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim connects with a leg kick.
Kim lands with a straight right. Kosmanov didn't see that one coming.
Kim closes the distance but Kosmanov moves to the side
and Kosmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kosmanov defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim dips to his left and cracks Kosmanov with an uppercut!
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Kosmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kosmanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kosmanov needs to keep his hands up - Kim had a free shot at his head there.
Yasol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kosmanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim swings for the body but Kosmanov moves out of range.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kosmanov's sensitive parts.
Kim tries to clinch up.
Kim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kosmanov.
Kim misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kosmanov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kim is trying to defend but Kosmanov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kosmanov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kosmanov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kosmanov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kosmanov is looking to advance position but Kim won't allow it.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kosmanov jumps into side control!
Kim is looking to reverse the position.
Kosmanov takes a little break here. Kim wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kosmanov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kim to see if he's OK.
Kosmanov working the ground and pound.
Kim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kim trying to pass the guard but Kosmanov defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov keeping hold of Kim's head, controlling as best he can.
Kosmanov wants to get back to full guard.
Kim is keen to just control but Kosmanov is a slippery customer.
Kosmanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosmanov is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kosmanov avoid being mounted?
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yasol Kim will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kosmanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kim is looking to clinch.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Kim thumps Kosmanov with a low kick.
Kim feints and then cracks Kosmanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kosmanov down.
Kosmanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Some bone on bone action there as Kim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kosmanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kosmanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosmanov misses with a wild body shot.
Kosmanov misses with a looping left.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kosmanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosmanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kosmanov in his tracks.
Kim swings for the body but Kosmanov moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
The crowd cheers as Kim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kosmanov doesn't seem phased though.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Kosmanov counters with a straight right hand.
Kosmanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kosmanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Kosmanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Kosmanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kosmanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kosmanov takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Kosmanov on the inside.
Kosmanov misses with the head strike.
Kim blocks a body shot from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Kosmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kosmanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kosmanov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kosmanov.
Kim prevents the takedown attempt.
Kosmanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kosmanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kim.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasol Kim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kim.
Kosmanov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosmanov tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kosmanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kosmanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kosmanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kosmanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kim avoids it.
Kosmanov has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kosmanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosmanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim blocks a body shot from Kosmanov.
Kosmanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kosmanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kim gets underhooks to prevent Kosmanov's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kosmanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kosmanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kosmanov tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vladimir Kosmanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kosmanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yasol Kim.
I think Kim 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 46:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yasol Kim!
Yasol Kim is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Yasol Kim, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Robson (ranked 71 p4p, 324 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 11 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Do Urden's choice of entrance music: Junna Through the fire and flames. Drizzt Do Urden told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Do Urden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robson somewhat.
Do Urden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Robson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do Urden circles away quickly and effectively.
Do Urden slips a straight right by Robson.
Robson instigates a clinch.
Do Urden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do Urden swings wildly with an uppercut but Robson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robson misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Robson.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robson 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.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do Urden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do Urden prevents a body shot from Robson.
Do Urden blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden is trying to break free.
Do Urden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do Urden lands with a right to the head.
Robson throws a punch but it's blocked by Do Urden.
Robson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Do Urden backwards.
Nice body punch from Do Urden.
A hook to the body from Do Urden.
Do Urden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Do Urden is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Do Urden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Do Urden's head.
Do Urden is trying to break the clinch but Robson has him pressed against the cage.
Do Urden can't find room to land a body shot as Robson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Do Urden fails to land.
Do Urden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Robson misses with some punches.
Do Urden throws a head punch that misses.
Robson scores with a shoulder strike.
Do Urden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Urden is leaning against Robson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Do Urden.
Do Urden has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Robson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Do Urden can turn it around.
Robson takes a shot to the head.
Do Urden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Do Urden throws a head punch that misses.
Do Urden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do Urden.
Robson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Do Urden is trying to break the clinch but Robson is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Do Urden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do Urden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Do Urden pushes Robson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Do Urden blocks an uppercut.
Do Urden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Do Urden.
Robson is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robson backwards.
Do Urden throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Do Urden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do Urden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Do Urden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Do Urden.
Robson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do Urden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Do Urden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do Urden.
Do Urden throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Robson throws a lazy uppercut
and Do Urden counters with a crisp right hand that drops Robson! Do Urden lets Robson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Robson is rocked!
Do Urden loads up on a big right hand but Robson slips the punch.
Oh Robson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson connects with a crisp jab.
Robson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Do Urden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Robson seems to have got his legs back now.
Do Urden cracks Robson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Robson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Do Urden finish him?
Do Urden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do Urden batters Robson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Robson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Do Urden lands a final crushing right hand to drop Robson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Do Urden is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Drizzt Do Urden!
Drizzt Do Urden gave a mention to Pound Town INC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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