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WVT 123: Siale v Bloodaxe PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kopecki (ranked 2860 p4p, 5685 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 440 p4p, 631 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Kopecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kopecki counters with a nice body kick.
Kopecki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Cubbedge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 Cubbedge is rocked!
Cubbedge throws a hook but Kopecki blocks it.
Cubbedge dives in and grabs Kopecki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kopecki pushes down on Cubbedge 's head and hops out.
Kopecki throws a counter high kick but Cubbedge was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cubbedge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Kopecki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kopecki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cubbedge 's sensitive parts.
Cubbedge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kopecki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bushido Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopecki cracks Cubbedge with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kopecki has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cubbedge to stand back up!
Cubbedge is still on wobbly legs! Can Kopecki finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopecki lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Cubbedge is looking to close the distance but Kopecki sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Cubbedge crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Cubbedge is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Andy Kopecki!
A very excited looking Andy Kopecki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 3119 p4p, 5454 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 113 p4p, 223 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 34 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aurelius swivels and escapes.
Goldberg scores with a head kick. Aurelius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goldberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Aurelius counter with a right hand.
Goldberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Goldberg lands strikes from half guard.
Aurelius wants to improve his position but Goldberg is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelius wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
Goldberg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goldberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aurelius taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg working over Aurelius with some ground and pound. Aurelius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aurelius is trying to get back to full guard.
Goldberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aurelius's head.
Goldberg slips a nice elbow through Aurelius's hands, connecting with Aurelius's forehead.
Goldberg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Goldberg 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.
Aurelius wants to improve his position but Goldberg is controlling well.
Goldberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goldberg throwing shots but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
Aurelius is looking for a sweep. Goldberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aurelius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aurelius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg working over Aurelius with some ground and pound. Aurelius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelius defending well though.
Aurelius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldberg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aurelius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aurelius's head.
Goldberg drops an elbow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Goldberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aurelius on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goldberg drops an elbow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Goldberg working Aurelius over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Goldberg is nestled in close to Aurelius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goldberg lands strikes from half guard.
Goldberg is thwarting Aurelius's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Aurelius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aurelius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aurelius wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
Goldberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goldberg working Aurelius over with strikes.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goldberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Goldberg working Aurelius over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Aurelius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've been informed that Aurelius has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldberg winds up and cracks Aurelius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg working over Aurelius with some ground and pound. Aurelius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Goldberg is nestled in close to Aurelius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Aurelius taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Goldberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but Aurelius defending well.
Aurelius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goldberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aurelius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Aurelius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aurelius trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldberg with a poor takedown
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Goldberg with that takedown attempt.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aurelius as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Goldberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius connects with a body shot.
Goldberg slips a straight right by Aurelius.
Aurelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldberg is just out of range.
Aurelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goldberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Bill Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg works over Aurelius's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius throws a looping overhand right but Goldberg ducks down to avoid it.
Goldberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aurelius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelius can do to turn this around?
Aurelius misses the shot to the body.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aurelius tries to get to full guard but Goldberg has control of the leg.
Bill Goldberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aurelius tries to roll over but Goldberg keeps him under control.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aurelius is concentrating on defense, preventing Goldberg from advancing position.
Goldberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goldberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking to improve his position.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Aurelius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Goldberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Goldberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aurelius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goldberg is nestled in close to Aurelius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goldberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aurelius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldberg is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Goldberg there.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Aurelius is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to get back to full guard.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Aurelius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg drops an elbow to the side of Aurelius's head.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goldberg working over Aurelius with some ground and pound. Aurelius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Goldberg there.
Goldberg lands with a punch from half guard.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Aurelius is rocked!
Goldberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aurelius is still in real trouble! Can Goldberg finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Goldberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goldberg controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Aurelius is out! Goldberg gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Goldberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Bill Goldberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatu Kurri (ranked 3296 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Cayden Abner (ranked 484 p4p, 569 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abner's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176
22 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatu Kurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cayden Abner!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurri fails with the takedown
and Abner counters with a right hand to the body.
Abner misses with a wild combination.
Kurri appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No joy there for Abner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri darts in and clinches Abner up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner just leaning against Kurri, taking a breather.
Abner breaks the clinch.
Abner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kurri did well to prevent Abner getting side control.
Abner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kurri is not content to let Abner control the position.
Abner is thwarting Kurri's attempts to control the position.
Abner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kurri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abner is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner is trying to control. Kurri wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abner prevents Kurri from improving his position.
Abner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kurri defends it well.
Well, if Abner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kurri wants to control but Abner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abner controlling the pace.
Kurri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Abner is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurri preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kurri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abner looks to throw the jab but Kurri is out of range.
Kurri drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abner sprawls and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Abner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kurri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Abner misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abner.
Abner shoots in and bounces Kurri off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abner forces his way into half guard.
Abner not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abner is looking to take a break and control but Kurri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abner is looking to advance position but Kurri won't allow it.
Abner moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Abner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kurri's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurri keeping full guard, as Abner tries to pass.
Kurri can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abner controls the pace.
Kurri keeping full guard, as Abner tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri has his foot on Abner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abner works his way back into a safe position though.
Kurri looking for a guillotine here but Abner defends easily.
Kurri controls Abner momentarily but Abner frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner slips nicely into half guard.
Kurri is refusing to be controlled, as Abner sits in half guard.
Kurri gets full guard.
Abner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurri wants to control but Abner passes easily into half guard.
Abner seems to be working for a kimura but Kurri defends the submission attempt.
Abner not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurri keeps working.
Abner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kurri haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kurri is defending against the submission attempts here by Abner.
Abner is looking to advance position but Kurri won't allow it.
Abner throwing shots but Kurri is blocking nicely.
Abner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kurri has managed to free his arm - good work.
Abner is looking to advance position but Kurri won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kurri sees it coming and defends easily.
Abner moves into full mount! Kurri won't be happy about that!
Kurri holds on, trying desperately to control.
Kurri is trying desperately to improve position.
Abner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abner controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri tries to reverse the position but Abner maintains control.
Cayden Abner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abner fails to take his opponent's back.
Abner wants to control the pace but Kurri is squirming around nicely.
Abner wants to take Kurri's back but he can't do it this time.
Abner content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurri wants to hold on but Abner pushes him away.
Kurri gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cayden Abner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurri.
Abner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kurri did well to prevent Abner getting side control.
Abner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abner is keen to just control but Kurri is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Abner trying to control from half guard but Kurri is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abner drops an elbow to the side of Kurri's head.
Abner is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurri is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Abner stalling.
Abner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Abner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurri.
Tatu Kurri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abner trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurri looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abner wants to stand but Kurri has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abner gets to his feet. Kurri looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Abner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurri appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abner.
That kick from Abner tenderised Kurri's leg. Kurri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abner throws a sloppy head kick and Kurri moves out of range easily.
Kurri feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Abner.
Abner gets tackled into the cage by Kurri. Kurri maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cayden Abner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abner pushing down on Kurri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kurri trying to control here.
Abner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kurri is staying active underneath Abner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abner trying to mount his opponent but Kurri defends it.
Kurri is not content to let Abner control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cayden Abner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Abner!
Cayden Abner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Tatu Kurri had this to say: 'ggwp'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Rogers (ranked 2380 p4p, 1810 weight class) and Arturo Caldeira (ranked 313 p4p, 254 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mason Rogers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mason Rogers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Caldeira!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers tries to clinch but Caldeira moves out of range.
Rogers scores with a punch to the head.
Caldeira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rogers on his heels. He'll look to pass Rogers's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers is trying to keep Caldeira in close.
Rogers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caldeira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caldeira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caldeira trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caldeira controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldeira trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldeira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caldeira stopping the sweep attempt from Rogers.
Rogers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caldeira has gone for a leg lock! Rogers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Caldeira's guard.
Rogers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rogers distracts Caldeira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers won't allow Caldeira to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Caldeira blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Caldeira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rogers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Caldeira wants to hit a sweep here but Rogers passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Caldeira there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Caldeira tries to lock up and control but Rogers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caldeira is trying to escape the mount.
Caldeira is still trying to improve position.
Caldeira tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
Rogers goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Caldeira is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers has Caldeira pulled in close to control his posture.
Caldeira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
Caldeira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caldeira trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers has his foot on Caldeira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caldeira works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caldeira passes Rogers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Caldeira is trying to control the action in half guard but Rogers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rogers wants to control but Caldeira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 Mason Rogers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogers.
Rogers lands with a right hand.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Caldeira.
Rogers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rogers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caldeira wants to counter the offense by Rogers and move into the clinch position.
A nice leg kick from Rogers, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rogers.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Caldeira moved away.
Caldeira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
Caldeira throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers defending well as Caldeira loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Caldeira misses with a low kick as Rogers jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
A big left from Rogers misses.
Caldeira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldeira changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Caldeira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caldeira.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caldeira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rogers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Caldeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Caldeira.
A nice leg kick from Rogers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Caldeira blocks a jab.
Rogers darts in and clinches Caldeira up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rogers scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Rogers.
Rogers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Caldeira keeps moving.
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caldeira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers trying to control but Caldeira is working from the bottom.
Caldeira looking to control.
Caldeira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Caldeira trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Caldeira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rogers works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rogers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Caldeira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caldeira is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caldeira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Caldeira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Caldeira keeps moving.
Caldeira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rogers defends it easily.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caldeira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rogers has managed to get both his arms back between Caldeira's legs - danger averted.
Caldeira pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Caldeira keeps moving.
Caldeira is trying to control the position but Rogers postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Caldeira slips the punch.
Rogers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Caldeira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Caldeira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rogers defends well.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Caldeira's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldeira throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rogers uses it to pass to side control.
Mason Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers is trying to get an arm triangle but Caldeira is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Caldeira tries to buck Rogers off but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rogers is working Caldeira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Caldeira is looking for a sweep.
Caldeira manages to get back to half guard.
Rogers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rogers seems to be working for a kimura but Caldeira defends the submission attempt.
Caldeira with the active half guard here but Rogers passes nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldeira can do to turn this around?
Rogers trying to control the action but Caldeira is working from the bottom.
Caldeira tries to improve position but can't.
Rogers working away.
Caldeira gets back to half guard.
Rogers prevents Caldeira from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rogers pulls his head out easily.
Caldeira makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Caldeira.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Caldeira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Caldeira is looking for a triangle but Rogers pushes his legs off easily.
Caldeira controlling the position.
Mason Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caldeira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
Caldeira trying to keep a closed guard but Rogers is proving a slippery customer.
Arturo Caldeira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caldeira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rogers is aware though and is defending well.
Caldeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caldeira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caldeira working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
A victorious Mason Rogers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Morgan (ranked 1685 p4p, 1523 weight class) and Donnie Larkin (ranked 265 p4p, 235 weight class). Arthur Morgan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Lethal high kicks
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donnie Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Morgan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Larkin avoids it well.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan throws a sloppy body shot
and Larkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morgan throws a sloppy body shot
and Larkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larkin moves forwards but Morgan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larkin misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Morgan is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Larkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan gets a clinch.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morgan sizes up Larkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan misses with a body punch
and Larkin counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin takes one on the button.
Larkin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morgan doesn't seem bothered though.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Morgan.
Larkin thumps Morgan with a low kick.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larkin.
Larkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Larkin looks to move away, Morgan throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
Larkin tries to land a leg kick but Morgan saw it coming and moves away.
Larkin tries a low kick but Morgan avoids it.
Morgan is looking to wear down Larkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Morgan tries to close the distance and clinch but Larkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin scores with a hook.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Larkin has him pressed against the cage.
Morgan is trying to pull guard but Larkin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Larkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Larkin counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larkin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a body kick.
Larkin connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Larkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larkin avoids the head kick by Morgan.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larkin! But no joy.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Donnie Larkin has been cut.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Larkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larkin with the inside leg kick.
Larkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Larkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Larkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Larkin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Larkin moves out of range easily.
Larkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Larkin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morgan.
Larkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Larkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Larkin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Larkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Larkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Larkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Larkin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
Nice shot lands for Larkin.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Larkin unleashes a big counter combination but Morgan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Larkin avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan scores with a punch to the head.
Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Morgan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larkin has time to react.
Larkin is looking to score with low kicks.
Morgan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morgan looks to land a combination. Larkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morgan moves forwards but Larkin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab by Larkin.
Larkin looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Larkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches.
Larkin can't break the clinch.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Larkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan misses with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Larkin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morgan walks into a left hand.
Larkin misses with a low kick.
Larkin misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Larkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arthur Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Morgan misses
and Larkin counters with a leg kick.
Larkin misses with a body shot
and Morgan counters with a one-two to the body.
Larkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larkin misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a right hand that Larkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Larkin also avoids with ease.
Larkin scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin throws out a powerful jab.
Morgan tries to bum rush Larkin with a series of wild strikes but Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morgan tries to clinch up.
Larkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morgan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Larkin counters with an outside leg kick.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donnie Larkin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donnie Larkin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Morgan misses its target.
Larkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Morgan counters with a three punch combo that has Larkin backing up. Larkin nods at Morgan to acknowledge the strikes.
Larkin throws out a loose jab but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Larkin.
Larkin throws a body kick that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Larkin is avoiding it.
Larkin throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a series of strikes. Larkin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larkin staying out of range there.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Larkin counters with a left to the body.
Larkin misses with a two punch combination.
Larkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morgan tries to clinch but Larkin is having none of it.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Larkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Larkin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larkin.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Larkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donnie Larkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larkin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan stalks Larkin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Larkin's face. Larkin staggers backwards, shaken.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larkin! But no joy.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donnie Larkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morgan swings widly with a right hand
and Larkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Larkin throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan throws a counter high kick but Larkin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Arthur Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larkin misses with an uppercut.
Morgan misses with a double jab
and Larkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Larkin.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
Morgan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morgan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Larkin in his tracks.
Larkin looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Larkin slips the punch.
Larkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arthur Morgan.
I think Larkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Larkin!
Donnie Larkin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 1164 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Haruki Johnson (ranked 175 p4p, 155 weight class). Dickons comes to the cage accompanied by Sidung. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Dickons counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickons swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Dickons takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've been hearing reports that Dickons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson connects with a body shot.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson cracks Dickons with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dickons looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickons comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dickons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
As Johnson looks to move away, Dickons throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson throws a lazy body kick
and Dickons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Dickons jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
Dickons tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Dickons checks it.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Dickons ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Dickons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dickons fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dickons doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a push kick but Dickons slaps the foot to one side.
Dickons tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson counters with a body kick.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Dickons's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Dickons away with a front kick.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Dickons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dickons gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dickons misses with an uppercut.
Dickons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Dickons does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Dickons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Dickons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Dickons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Dickons.
Dickons misses with a hook.
Johnson cracks Dickons with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dickons looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?
 Dickons is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands an uppercut, right on the button! Dickons tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haruki Johnson!
Haruki Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Shutes (ranked 983 p4p, 929 weight class) and Noel Diaz (ranked 149 p4p, 141 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stockton Slap Song. Wesley Shutes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Shutes throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Noel Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz jabs Shutes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook but Shutes avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Shutes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz misses with a left hand
enabling Shutes to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shutes.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shutes moves away from the strike by Diaz.
That kick from Shutes tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shutes misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch.
Shutes misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Shutes controls the action.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Shutes backwards.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Shutes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shutes fails to land.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Shutes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shutes swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Shutes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shutes.
Diaz effectively controlling the action here.
Shutes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shutes lands a damaging elbow.
Shutes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Shutes's head.
Shutes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shutes looking to stall.
Shutes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shutes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shutes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shutes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Shutes misses with a straight left.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shutes takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shutes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Diaz manages to circle out of the way.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Shutes didn't see that one coming.
Shutes throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shutes finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Shutes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutes clinches with his opponent.
Shutes lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shutes prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz cracks Shutes with a nice body shot.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes missing with knees to the body.
Shutes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shutes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shutes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diaz can turn it around.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Shutes.
Shutes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shutes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Shutes throws a head punch that misses.
Shutes lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz letting Shutes take a breather here.
I was talking to Shutes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Wesley Shutes will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shutes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Shutes throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Noel Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Shutes misses.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Shutes looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shutes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shutes tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shutes wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shutes.
Shutes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Shutes throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shutes counters by moving into the clinch.
Shutes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shutes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Shutes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Shutes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shutes lands a body shot.
Diaz stalling against the cage.
Shutes has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Shutes working aggressively here.
Shutes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Shutes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shutes blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Shutes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shutes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Shutes.
Shutes blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shutes.
Shutes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
It looks like Noel Diaz has been cut.
Shutes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noel Diaz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Shutes.
A shot in the inside from Shutes.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shutes throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Shutes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shutes throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Shutes controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
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!
Diaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shutes uses from the top position.
Diaz looking to control.
Shutes looking to pass the guard.
Shutes wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz controls Shutes momentarily but Shutes frees himself.
Shutes trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz controls Shutes momentarily but Shutes frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shutes tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Shutes stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Diaz has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Shutes manages to get his head free but now Diaz has transitioned to an armbar! Shutes grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Diaz! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noel Diaz!
Noel Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 504 p4p, 560 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 81 p4p, 88 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ignatov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ignatov pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Ignatov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Ignatov blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peterson is working Ignatov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ignatov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ignatov holds on and takes a little breather.
Ignatov wants to hit a sweep here but Peterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ignatov there!
Peterson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ignatov's face.
Ignatov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peterson landing shots from mount.
Ignatov is looking to improve his position but Peterson isn't that keen on the idea.
Peterson working Ignatov over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson wants to control the pace but Ignatov is squirming around nicely.
Ignatov working to try and regain half guard.
Ignatov regains half guard.
Peterson throwing shots but Ignatov is blocking nicely.
Peterson 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.
Nice strikes from Peterson there.
Ignatov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Peterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson stands up over Ignatov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ignatov holds on and takes a little breather.
Peterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ignatov trying to control the position here.
Peterson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatov wants to improve his position but instead Peterson has moved into half guard.
Ignatov wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov controlling the position for now.
Peterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peterson connects with a nice short shot to Ignatov's temple.
Ignatov is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
Peterson stalling.
Peterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ignatov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Peterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peterson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatov.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatov.
Peterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatov.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ignatov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ignatov but Ignatov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ignatov lands a head shot.
Peterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ignatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peterson takes one on the button.
Peterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ignatov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignatov lands with an uppercut that bounces Peterson off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignatov lands a nice shot that snaps Peterson's head back.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ignatov gets caught flat footed, as Peterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ignatov has Peterson pulled in close to control his posture.
Peterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Peterson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Ignatov controlling Peterson's posture.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ignatov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Ignatov blocks nicely.
Peterson advances position into side control!
Ignatov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ignatov gets back to half guard.
Ignatov is holding on to half guard well.
Peterson drops an elbow to the side of Ignatov's head.
Ignatov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatov is trying to control but can't.
Ignatov is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov is looking to control Peterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ignatov avoid being mounted?
Peterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ignatov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peterson working some strikes from top position.
Peterson is fighting to break Ignatov's control of his arms but Ignatov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Ignatov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ignatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Ignatov is adopting a defensive guard.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatov is retaining full guard.
Ignatov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ignatov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peterson stopping the sweep attempt from Ignatov.
Ignatov controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yevgeny Ignatov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Peterson misses.
Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Ignatov misses with a left hand
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ignatov is trying to get back to full guard.
Ignatov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatov has hold of Peterson's hands but Peterson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ignatov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ignatov.
Peterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ignatov managing to control the position.
Ignatov has momentary wrist control but Peterson slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov pulls Peterson in close to prevent any damage.
Peterson lands a couple of digs.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Ignatov trying to control the position.
Ignatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Ignatov is controlling Peterson's posture.
Peterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peterson won't allow Ignatov to sweep him here.
Peterson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ignatov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Peterson pulls Ignatov in to control the position.
Ignatov won't allow Peterson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peterson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ignatov has passed into side control.
Peterson wants to control but Ignatov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ignatov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ignatov controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Peterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Peterson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ignatov easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Ignatov has a good base and remains in mount.
Ignatov avoids the attempt from Peterson to control.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Ignatov has a good base and remains in mount.
Ignatov controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Peterson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peterson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Peterson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 731 p4p, 466 weight class) and Dimitri Svyatogor (ranked 39 p4p, 31 weight class). Joestar's entrance music is Coda - Bloody Stream. A fine choice. Johan Joestar 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Svyatogor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar looks to land a combination but Svyatogor avoids it well.
A big left from Joestar misses.
Svyatogor throws a right hand that misses
and Joestar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svyatogor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
Svyatogor staying out of range there.
Joestar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Svyatogor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar throws a solid leg kick but Svyatogor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joestar.
Svyatogor misses with a left hand
and Joestar counters with a nice uppercut.
Svyatogor 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar ducks under a wild hook from Svyatogor.
And Joestar counters with a quick kick to the body but Svyatogor blocks it.
Svyatogor dips to his left and cracks Joestar with an uppercut!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Joestar moves to clinch but Svyatogor breaks away
and Svyatogor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svyatogor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joestar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Joestar - just one landing.
Joestar throws a sloppy head kick and Svyatogor moves out of range easily.
Svyatogor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar misses with a shot to the body
and Svyatogor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Svyatogor misses with a looping right.
Svyatogor misses with a left hand
letting Joestar counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Joestar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joestar drops Svyatogor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Svyatogor looks back up at him and smiles so Joestar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Svyatogor is rocked!
Svyatogor 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.
Svyatogor misses with a shot to the body
and Joestar counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Svyatogor out cold! What a finish! Joestar is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Joestar!
In his post fight interview, Johan Joestar 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Siale Veainu (ranked 279 p4p, 323 weight class) and Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 45 p4p, 51 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bloodaxe. That's going to slow Veainu down.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick as Veainu jumps back.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Bloodaxe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Veainu throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe wants to land a leg kick but Veainu is out of range.
Bloodaxe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Veainu throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe thumps Veainu with a low kick.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu has Bloodaxe up against the cage in a clinch.
Veainu tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veainu gets through Bloodaxe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe lands a shoulder strike.
Bloodaxe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Veainu to keep the fight standing.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Bloodaxe.
A head punch on the inside from Veainu fails to land.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Bloodaxe.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Bloodaxe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodaxe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Veainu throws out the jab.
Veainu misses with a right hand
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Veainu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Veainu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veainu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bloodaxe's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bloodaxe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
The crowd cheers as Bloodaxe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veainu doesn't seem phased though.
Good work by Veainu as he checks the leg kick.
Bloodaxe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veainu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloodaxe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Veainu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bloodaxe gets a clinch.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloodaxe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bloodaxe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bloodaxe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bloodaxe keeps trying to improve his position.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bloodaxe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bloodaxe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bloodaxe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Veainu's sensitive parts.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight left.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Veainu.
Veainu clinches up with Bloodaxe and pushes him back against the cage.
Bloodaxe lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Veainu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bloodaxe to score with a decent uppercut.
Bloodaxe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Veainu misses.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bloodaxe throws a good cross that connects.
Veainu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe lands a jab.
Bloodaxe with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu wants to clinch.
Veainu throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Veainu throws a jab when Bloodaxe was well out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a good cross that connects.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick.
Veainu scores with a jab. Bloodaxe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bloodaxe has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A low kick from Bloodaxe is predictable there
and Veainu counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe throws a solid leg kick but Veainu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veainu.
Veainu works Bloodaxe's body with a nice hook.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Veainu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Veainu was well out of range.
Bloodaxe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloodaxe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veainu on the side of the head.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Gunnar Bloodaxe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu lunges at Bloodaxe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bloodaxe's hand.
Bloodaxe ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Veainu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bloodaxe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe scoring well with a low kick there.
Veainu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bloodaxe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Veainu backing away here, and Bloodaxe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Veainu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe loads up on a big right hand but Veainu slips the punch.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick but Veainu checks it.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Veainu scores with a shot to the body.
Siale Veainu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Veainu.
Veainu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Veainu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Nice shot by Veainu.
Veainu misses with a body shot
and Bloodaxe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veainu misses with a left hand
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Bloodaxe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bloodaxe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bloodaxe slips a straight right by Veainu.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe scores with a sloppy right hand. Veainu should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Veainu doesn't seem bothered though.
Veainu moves forwards but Bloodaxe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloodaxe.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Bloodaxe is just out of range.
Veainu throws a hook but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Bloodaxe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses with a jab to the body
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veainu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veainu tries a body shot but Bloodaxe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
Veainu manages to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Veainu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bloodaxe.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Veainu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloodaxe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Bloodaxe closes the distance and pushes Veainu back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to pull guard but Veainu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bloodaxe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Veainu smiles and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodaxe. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodaxe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Veainu lunges at Bloodaxe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bloodaxe's hand.
Veainu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bloodaxe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Bloodaxe throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Veainu throws a shot from downtown. Bloodaxe moves away and avoids it.
Bloodaxe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veainu misses with a left hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe tries to clinch but Veainu moves out of range.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Bloodaxe slips under a jab from Veainu.
Bloodaxe fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Veainu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bloodaxe.
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloodaxe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bloodaxe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bloodaxe clobbers Veainu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
Bloodaxe lands a nice hook to Veainu's body. Veainu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Veainu misses.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloodaxe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veainu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
Veainu checks a leg kick.
Veainu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Veainu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bloodaxe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veainu. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodaxe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Bloodaxe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bloodaxe 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
Gunnar Bloodaxe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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