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OFK 313 - Chika Vs Mad Onion PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mono Loco (ranked 4049 p4p, 4603 weight class) and Karsten Koererlaerer (ranked 320 p4p, 359 weight class). Mono Loco 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mono Loco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karsten Koererlaerer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Koererlaerer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Loco is in Koererlaerer's guard.
Loco wants to control from the top but Koererlaerer keeps moving.
Koererlaerer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Loco won't allow Koererlaerer to sweep him here.
Koererlaerer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loco's guard.
Loco has his foot on Koererlaerer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koererlaerer works his way back into a safe position though.
Koererlaerer is in close to Loco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koererlaerer with a nice head shot there.
Loco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco is trying to keep Koererlaerer in close.
Loco looking for a guillotine here but Koererlaerer defends easily.
Koererlaerer passes Loco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco wants to get back to full guard.
Koererlaerer wants to control but Loco is keeping him busy.
Koererlaerer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koererlaerer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Loco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Loco is looking to improve his position.
Loco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koererlaerer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Loco is looking for a sweep. Koererlaerer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koererlaerer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koererlaerer seems to be working for a kimura but Loco defends the submission attempt.
Koererlaerer working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koererlaerer trying to control from half guard but Loco is working away.
Loco is trying to maintain the position but Koererlaerer is very close to passing his half guard.
Koererlaerer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Loco defends it well.
Koererlaerer is looking to take a break and control but Loco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koererlaerer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer working over Loco with some ground and pound. Loco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koererlaerer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loco moves into full guard.
Koererlaerer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Loco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koererlaerer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koererlaerer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koererlaerer tries to pass to full mount but Loco defends it.
Koererlaerer prevents Loco from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Koererlaerer in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer is nestled in close to Loco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Koererlaerer seems to be looking for submissions.
Koererlaerer wants to pass to mount but Loco is defending the position.
Loco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Loco is refusing to be controlled, as Koererlaerer sits in half guard.
Loco controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koererlaerer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karsten Koererlaerer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Loco darts in looking for a takedown but Koererlaerer gets double underhooks and turns Loco into the cage.
Koererlaerer gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Loco is looking to control Koererlaerer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loco avoid being mounted?
Loco tries to roll over but Koererlaerer keeps him under control.
Koererlaerer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Koererlaerer trying to control the action but Loco is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koererlaerer is looking for a kimura but Loco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koererlaerer to get the leverage.
Koererlaerer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Loco trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is looking for a sweep. Koererlaerer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koererlaerer working over Loco with some ground and pound. Loco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koererlaerer is taking a breather. Loco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Loco has hold of Koererlaerer's hands but Koererlaerer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koererlaerer is keen to just control but Loco is a slippery customer.
Koererlaerer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Loco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koererlaerer is looking to take a break and control but Loco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koererlaerer lands strikes from half guard.
Koererlaerer is pressing down on Loco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Loco is holding on for now.
Loco trying to control but Koererlaerer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco wants to get back to full guard.
Loco trying to hold on to Koererlaerer's head to control him but Koererlaerer postures up.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Loco is looking to control Koererlaerer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Loco avoid being mounted?
Loco is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Loco taking some punishment here, with Koererlaerer in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Koererlaerer there.
Loco is staying active underneath Koererlaerer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koererlaerer is controlling the pace.
Koererlaerer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer wants to control but Loco is keeping him busy.
Loco has a hand on Koererlaerer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Koererlaerer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Koererlaerer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koererlaerer lands a big shot there that rocks Loco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Koererlaerer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Loco can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Koererlaerer unloading with bombs!
Koererlaerer lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Koererlaerer.
Loco is working to get back to half guard.
Karsten Koererlaerer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer trying to control but Loco is having none of it.
Koererlaerer lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koererlaerer unloading with bombs!
Koererlaerer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Koererlaerer lands a nice shot to the head.
 Loco is rocked!
Koererlaerer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Loco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loco is looking to improve his position but Koererlaerer isn't that keen on the idea.
Koererlaerer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes but Loco is staying in there.
Koererlaerer lands a big shot there that rocks Loco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Loco is bucking up trying to escape but Koererlaerer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koererlaerer scoring with strikes but Loco is staying in there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karsten Koererlaerer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Koererlaerer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koererlaerer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koererlaerer works over Loco's head and body with a nice combination.
Karsten Koererlaerer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koererlaerer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Loco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loco is not content to let Koererlaerer control the position.
Loco seems to have got his legs back now.
Koererlaerer taking a break here but Loco is having none of it and regains half guard.
Koererlaerer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Loco is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koererlaerer working over Loco with some ground and pound. Loco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Loco wants to get back to full guard.
Loco has hold of Koererlaerer's hands but Koererlaerer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Loco tries to roll over but Koererlaerer keeps him under control.
Loco moves into full guard.
Loco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koererlaerer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two 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.
Koererlaerer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Koererlaerer there.
Koererlaerer lands strikes from half guard.
Koererlaerer wants to pass the guard but Loco is defending well.
Loco is staying active underneath Koererlaerer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koererlaerer slows the pace down in half guard.
Koererlaerer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koererlaerer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koererlaerer prevents Loco from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koererlaerer drops an elbow to the side of Loco's head.
Koererlaerer working Loco over with strikes.
Koererlaerer working the head and body with strikes.
Loco tries to roll over but Koererlaerer keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ground and pound from Koererlaerer.
Nice strikes from Koererlaerer there.
Koererlaerer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koererlaerer drops an elbow to the side of Loco's head.
Loco trying to hold on to Koererlaerer's head to control him but Koererlaerer postures up.
Karsten Koererlaerer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loco won't allow Koererlaerer to pass to mount.
Koererlaerer wants to take a breather but Loco is having none of it.
Koererlaerer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Koererlaerer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loco trying to control from the bottom.
Koererlaerer is looking to take a break and control but Loco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koererlaerer stalling.
Koererlaerer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loco looking for submissions off his back.
Mono Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loco actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karsten Koererlaerer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koererlaerer 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karsten Koererlaerer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Karsten Koererlaerer thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 2393 p4p, 5870 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 301 p4p, 512 weight class). Orla Wanker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krnacova to the mat! Krnacova manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Krnacova can't keep his opponent in guard - Wanker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wanker is controlling the pace.
Krnacova is looking for a sweep. Wanker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wanker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova wants to control but Wanker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wanker controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova gets full guard.
Krnacova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wanker 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.
Krnacova controlling the position.
Wanker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wanker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wanker controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krnacova wants to improve his position but instead Wanker has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wanker in particular looking to stall.
We've been hearing that Wanker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wanker wants to pass to mount but Krnacova is defending the position.
Wanker works his way into side control.
Krnacova tries to bench press Wanker off him but Wanker keeps the position.
Wanker slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krnacova can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krnacova is looking to regain half guard here but Wanker keeps moving and retains side control.
Krnacova tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Krnacova is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krnacova is controlling an arm, preventing Wanker from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Wanker controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wanker moves to back control.
Krnacova is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Good control from Wanker.
Krnacova showing good submission defense here.
Krnacova preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wanker.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova tries to escape but Wanker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Krnacova is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wanker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wanker showed some decent athleticism there.
Wanker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wanker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krnacova can do to turn this around?
Krnacova is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanker is taking a breather. Krnacova says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Krnacova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wanker slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova trying to hold on to Wanker's head to control him but Wanker postures up.
Wanker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wanker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Krnacova is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wanker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wanker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova tries to reverse the position but Wanker maintains control.
Krnacova tries to hold on but Wanker postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanker controlling the position easily from mount.
Krnacova is looking to get to half guard.
Wanker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Krnacova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wanker controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker raining down shots from the mount!
Wanker works his way to his opponent's back.
Wanker controlling the position well here. Krnacova rolled but Wanker kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Krnacova tries to escape the position.
Good control from Wanker.
Wanker sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Krnacova taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Orla Wanker!
After the big win, Orla Wanker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Voronov (ranked 2445 p4p, 4727 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 317 p4p, 528 weight class). Kluba has chosen Kiss The Girl as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yuri Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kluba throws a shot from downtown. Voronov moves away and avoids it.
Voronov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A cross from Voronov lands.
 It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
Kluba scores with a hook to the body. Voronov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Voronov tests Kluba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voronov lands a big head kick that sends Kluba tumbling to the mat! Voronov takes a step backwards and waves Kluba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Kluba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluba circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Voronov. Kluba falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Voronov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Voronov!
Yuri Voronov very nearly forgot to thank Mythical Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhashaun Kinkead (ranked 2600 p4p, 2605 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 337 p4p, 338 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhashaun Kinkead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo shoots for a takedown but Kinkead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anjo shoots in and bounces Kinkead off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kinkead pushes a forearm under Anjo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Anjo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rhashaun Kinkead!
A relieved looking Rhashaun Kinkead thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Yoji Anjo Anjo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marwin Mueller (ranked 1585 p4p, 3834 weight class) and Jimmy Nickels (ranked 186 p4p, 429 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marwin Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mueller blocks a head kick by Nickels.
A quick step to the side and Mueller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mueller throws a looping overhand right but Nickels ducks down to avoid it.
Nickels looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nickels clinches with his opponent.
Nickels tries for a takedown but Mueller manages to get underhooks.
Mueller misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Mueller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nickels tries to throw a body punch but Mueller avoids it by throwing Nickels back against the cage.
Nickels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nickels blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mueller fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickels breaks the clinch.
Mueller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nickels.
Nickels throws a series of punches but Mueller moves out of range.
Nickels throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Jimmy Nickels has been cut.
Mueller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Marwin Mueller has been cut.
Nickels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nickels throws a right and a left that Mueller avoids nicely.
A quick step to the side and Mueller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Mueller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marwin Mueller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nickels.
Mueller misses with a hook. Nickels ducked under it nicely.
Nickels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mueller defends it well.
Mueller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mueller backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels feints and as Mueller raises his hands in defense, Nickels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mueller wants to sweep but no luck.
Mueller looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nickels puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mueller tries to roll over but Nickels keeps him under control.
Nickels trying to control from half guard but Mueller is working away.
Mueller desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nickels trying to control the action but Mueller is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller is trying to get back to full guard.
Nickels throwing shots but Mueller is blocking nicely.
Mueller has his hands clasped together around Nickels's back. He's all about the action.
Nickels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mueller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nickels is looking to advance position but Mueller won't allow it.
Nickels is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mueller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mueller is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nickels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mueller is trying to maintain the position but Nickels is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nickels is defended easily by Mueller.
A little feinted left hand from Mueller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Nickels dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nickels moves into the clinch successfully.
Mueller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nickels.
Nickels is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nickels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mueller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller lands with a short shot to the head.
Nickels wants a takedown but no success here.
Marwin Mueller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nickels.
Nickels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mueller lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nickels is trying to drag Mueller to the mat but Mueller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mueller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mueller on the inside.
Mueller lands a right hand.
Mueller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mueller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nickels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mueller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nickels wants the takedown. Mueller is fighting it off but Nickels persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mueller's guard against the cage.
Mueller has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nickels has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels working away.
Mueller is not content to let Nickels control the position.
An elbow from Nickels crashes against the mat.
Mueller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mueller can't do much from the bottom here.
Mueller is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mueller sneaks back into half guard.
Nickels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nickels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mueller tries to roll over but Nickels keeps him under control.
Mueller is working hard here to advance position.
Jimmy Nickels has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller is controlling Nickels's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mueller keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mueller wants to get back to full guard.
Mueller preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nickels fails with a takedown attempt.
Mueller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickels shoots in looking for a takedown. Mueller tries to sprawl out of it but Nickels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mueller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Mueller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marwin Mueller will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nickels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nickels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mueller is fending him off so far but Nickels persists. Nope, Mueller circles away and we're back to standing.
Nickels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mueller wants to control but Nickels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickels trying to control the action but Mueller is working from the bottom.
Mueller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller is in trouble now - Nickels has advanced to mount!
Mueller gets back to half guard.
Nickels slows the pace down in half guard.
Mueller trying to get back to full guard but Nickels takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mueller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mueller regains half guard.
Nickels drops an elbow to the side of Mueller's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mueller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mueller looking for a sweep. Not yet Mueller, not yet.
Mueller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nickels wants to control from the top but Mueller keeps moving.
Mueller wants to sweep but no luck.
Mueller trying to control the position here.
Mueller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mueller trying to keep a closed guard but Nickels is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mueller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nickels.
Mueller is looking to counter punch.
Nickels misses with a takedown attempt
and Mueller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marwin Mueller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Nickels.
Nickels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mueller counters with a left to the body.
Nickels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nickels dives in for a single leg takedown but Mueller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimmy Nickels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickels shoots in looking for a takedown but Mueller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nickels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mueller misses the target.
Jimmy Nickels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mueller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nickels somewhat.
Mueller throwing a counter right hand but Nickels manages to avoid it.
Mueller scores with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickels shoots in for a double leg but Mueller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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 Marwin Mueller.
I think Mueller 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marwin Mueller!
Marwin Mueller 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 1312 p4p, 2251 weight class) and Paul Sight (ranked 186 p4p, 287 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sight swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sight looks to throw the jab but Kurtev is out of range.
Sight misses with a wild body shot.
Kurtev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sight cracks Kurtev with an open hand slap.
Kurtev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kurtev moves into the clinch.
Kurtev wants a takedown but no success here.
Sight breaks from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Kurtev has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Sight misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Kurtev.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kurtev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtev in side control, throwing shots but Sight defends.
Kurtev landing a few strikes.
Kurtev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kurtev grinds an elbow into Sight's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sight sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kurtev working the ground and pound.
Kurtev trying to control the action but Sight is working from the bottom.
Sight defending against the ground and pound.
Kurtev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sight is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kurtev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kurtev is trying to get an arm triangle but Sight is defending well.
Kurtev is putting a hurting on Sight here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kurtev is working Sight over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sight is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kurtev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Kurtev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kurtev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kurtev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sight down.
Sight is rocked!
Kurtev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sight is still in real trouble! Can Kurtev finish him?
Sight is trying to get back to his feet.
Sight seems to have recovered his senses.
Sight regains half guard, as Kurtev was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurtev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurtev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kurtev scores with a big shot! Sight's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sight! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krisko Kurtev!
A relieved looking Krisko Kurtev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Quigley (ranked 641 p4p, 2676 weight class) and Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 102 p4p, 428 weight class). Matthew Quigley 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Boytsov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quigley lands with a shot to the body.
Quigley scores with a hook.
Quigley cracks a nice hook into Boytsov's ribs.
Boytsov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Quigley misses with a left hand
enabling Boytsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Boytsov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boytsov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quigley throws a body punch but Boytsov moves out of range.
Quigley looks to throw the jab but Boytsov is out of range.
Boytsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Quigley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quigley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Quigley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boytsov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quigley to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Quigley misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Quigley misses its intended target.
Boytsov drops his hands momentarily and Quigley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quigley throws the left hand but Boytsov avoids the punch easily.
Boytsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quigley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov slips under a jab from Quigley.
Matthew Quigley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quigley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boytsov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quigley counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boytsov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quigley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quigley cracks Boytsov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boytsov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Quigley finish him?
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!
Quigley connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quigley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boytsov.
Boytsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Boytsov jumps into guard, dragging Quigley to the mat.
Boytsov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quigley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Quigley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boytsov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Quigley rolls with it to try and escape but Boytsov cranks on the arm and Quigley is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitry Boytsov!
During a confident post fight interview, Dmitry Boytsov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pee Wee Sasaki (ranked 154 p4p, 353 weight class) and Hobo Garrincha (ranked 9 p4p, 27 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pee Wee Sasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrincha throws a front kick that sends Sasaki stumbling back into the cage.
Sasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garrincha slips a jab from Sasaki.
Garrincha lands a right hook to the body.
Sasaki tries to clinch up.
Garrincha moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrincha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sasaki manages to avoid it.
Sasaki throws a jab when Garrincha was well out of range.
Garrincha was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garrincha staying out of range there.
Garrincha scores with a jab to the head.
Garrincha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sasaki throws a lazy right hand but Garrincha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Garrincha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sasaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Garrincha.
Garrincha swings for the body but Sasaki moves out of range.
Sasaki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sasaki lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick.
Sasaki looks to land a left hand but Garrincha moved out of range nicely.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrincha.
Garrincha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha slips under a jab.
Sasaki walks into a jab.
Garrincha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sasaki counters with a good low kick that Garrincha was not able to check.
Sasaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Sasaki works the jab nicely.
Garrincha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garrincha missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrincha counters with a three punch combo that has Sasaki backing up. Sasaki nods at Garrincha to acknowledge the strikes.
Garrincha throws a body punch but Sasaki moves out of range.
Garrincha lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garrincha swats away the attempt to clinch by Sasaki.
Garrincha throws a body punch but Sasaki moves out of range.
Garrincha staying out of range there.
Sasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garrincha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha throws a hook but Sasaki blocks it.
Sasaki drives through and clinches with Garrincha against the cage.
Sasaki tries to throw a body punch but Garrincha avoids it by throwing Sasaki back against the cage.
Garrincha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrincha.
A head punch on the inside from Garrincha fails to land.
Sasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
Sasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Sasaki taking a breather.
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha fails to pull guard.
Sasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha has a couple of punches blocked by Sasaki.
Garrincha jumps guard but Sasaki stands there with Garrincha around his waist. Garrincha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sasaki misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garrincha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrincha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pee Wee Sasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hobo Garrincha.
Garrincha misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrincha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sasaki to keep the fight standing.
Sasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrincha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sasaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrincha's elbow.
Sasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garrincha lands with a light punch inside.
Sasaki takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
Garrincha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sasaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sasaki is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrincha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrincha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sasaki or not.
Sasaki lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Garrincha on the inside.
Garrincha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Garrincha.
Sasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garrincha tries to pull guard but Sasaki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garrincha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrincha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrincha pushes Sasaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Garrincha blocks a body shot from Sasaki.
Sasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hobo Garrincha will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sasaki looks to clinch
and Garrincha counters with a three punch combo that has Sasaki backing up. Sasaki nods at Garrincha to acknowledge the strikes.
Sasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garrincha takes a step back to recover.
Pee Wee Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasaki takes one on the button.
Sasaki tries to land a leg kick but Garrincha saw it coming and moves away.
Sasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garrincha circles away quickly and effectively.
Garrincha lands a jab to the nose.
Sasaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrincha.
Garrincha flicks out a counter leg kick but Sasaki steps away.
Garrincha fails to land with a series of punches.
Sasaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Garrincha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sasaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sasaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrincha throws out a leg kick but Sasaki moves out of range and Garrincha only half commits.
Sasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrincha.
Garrincha connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrincha misses with a two punch combination.
Sasaki throws a leg kick which misses Garrincha's front leg but catches the back leg as Garrincha tries to avoid it.
Garrincha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrincha connects with a body shot.
Sasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Garrincha tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Sasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrincha.
Sasaki scores with a leg kick.
Garrincha throws a low kick but Sasaki moves out of range easily.
Sasaki lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Garrincha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki. Garrincha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sasaki misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Garrincha misses the target.
Sasaki throws a quick counter kick to the body but Garrincha avoids it.
Hobo Garrincha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha misses with a two punch combination.
Sasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garrincha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hobo Garrincha has been cut.
Sasaki throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garrincha. Garrincha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrincha jabs at Sasaki's body.
Garrincha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sasaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garrincha feints a jab promting Sasaki to slip. Garrincha then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sasaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sasaki throws the left hand but Garrincha avoids the punch easily.
Garrincha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Sasaki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sasaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sasaki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garrincha on the side of the head.
Garrincha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Sasaki tries a low kick but Garrincha avoids it.
Sasaki misses with a combination
and Garrincha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sasaki misses with a hook. Garrincha ducked under it nicely.
Sasaki moves away from the strike by Garrincha.
Sasaki tried to counter with a leg kick but Garrincha avoided it.
Garrincha scores with a jab to the head.
Sasaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garrincha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sasaki misses with a body shot.
Sasaki walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Sasaki misses its intended target.
Sasaki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrincha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrincha misses with a looping right.
Garrincha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sasaki misses the target.
Sasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Garrincha manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garrincha moves out of range as Sasaki strikes.
A little jabbing left from Garrincha on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garrincha throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Garrincha scores with a shot to the body.
Sasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garrincha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garrincha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sasaki scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sasaki misses with an uppercut. Garrincha saw that one coming.
Garrincha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sasaki moves away.
Sasaki throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Garrincha to counter with a crisp jab.
Garrincha throws a jab but it's blocked by Sasaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobo Garrincha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Garrincha throws a shot from downtown. Sasaki moves away and avoids it.
Garrincha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sasaki on the side of the head.
Garrincha missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasaki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrincha.
Garrincha throws out a counter right but Sasaki avoids it with no problem.
Garrincha cracks a nice hook into Sasaki's ribs.
Sasaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrincha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sasaki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Garrincha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Garrincha throws a big shot that misses.
Sasaki tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrincha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sasaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garrincha.
Sasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garrincha moves out of range of the body kick from Sasaki.
No joy there for Garrincha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Garrincha's shoulder, as Garrincha tries to avoid the shot.
Garrincha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sasaki throws an overhand right that lands on Garrincha's shoulder, as Garrincha tries to avoid the shot.
Sasaki scores with a body shot.
Sasaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice jab there from Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garrincha throws out a counter right but Sasaki avoids it with no problem.
Sasaki lunges at Garrincha with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrincha's hand.
A jab from Sasaki finds it's way through Garrincha's defenses.
Sasaki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garrincha counters with a left to the body.
Sasaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sasaki throws a low kick but Garrincha avoids it.
Garrincha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sasaki in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrincha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrincha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha lands a jab to the head.
Garrincha scores with a body shot.
Sasaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garrincha counters with a stiff right hand.
Sasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Garrincha takes a step back to recover.
A left lands for Sasaki.
A telegraphed right hand from Sasaki misses the target.
It seemed like Garrincha was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sasaki swings widly with a right hand
enabling Garrincha to counter with a crisp jab.
Sasaki slips under a jab.
Garrincha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasaki is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki. Garrincha does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garrincha blocks a head kick by Sasaki.
Sasaki takes a swing at Garrincha's ribcage but misses.
Sasaki misses with a low kick.
Garrincha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasaki can pounce on him.
Garrincha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sasaki lands a jab.
Garrincha jabs Sasaki right on the nose. Sasaki blinks but takes it well.
Garrincha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garrincha avoids the head kick by Sasaki.
Garrincha throws a big shot that misses.
Garrincha cracks Sasaki with a good jab.
Sasaki misses with a double jab.
Garrincha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha staying out of range there.
Garrincha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Garrincha.
Sasaki is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrincha connects with a body shot.
Oh Sasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garrincha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sasaki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrincha cracks Sasaki with a hook to the temple - Sasaki is on wobbly legs here! Garrincha swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sasaki falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Garrincha wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hobo Garrincha!
Hobo Garrincha is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Hobo Garrincha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Pee Wee Sasaki had this to say: 'Back to the gym...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 38 p4p, 614 weight class) and Luke Mad Onion (ranked 3 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Luke Mad Onion enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 47 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chika takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Mad Onion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses
and Chika counters with a straight right hand.
Mad Onion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chika.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chika ducks under a wild hook from Mad Onion.
Chika takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chika scoring well with a low kick there.
Chika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mad Onion takes a swing at Chika's ribcage but misses.
Chika has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch but Chika is avoiding it.
Mad Onion misses with a head kick.
Chika is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion scores with a punch to the head.
Mad Onion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chika ducks right into an uppercut from Mad Onion.
Chika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mad Onion scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion lands a nice shot that snaps Chika's head back.
Mad Onion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mad Onion lands a body shot.
Chika slips under a jab.
Mad Onion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chika tried to counter with a leg kick but Mad Onion avoided it.
Mad Onion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chika swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chika misses the jab.
Chika tries to keep at a distance but Mad Onion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chika is leaning against Mad Onion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mad Onion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chika lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chika on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad Onion trying to land knees to the body.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad Onion lands an elbow just above Chika 's eye.
Chika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mad Onion's elbow.
Chika avoids a wild elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chika has a couple of punches blocked by Mad Onion.
Chika managing to block the knees to the body from Mad Onion.
Chika pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chika circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chika counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mad Onion thinking.
Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chika.
Mad Onion ducks under a wild hook from Chika.
It seemed like Mad Onion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mad Onion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mad Onion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mad Onion closes the distance and clinches.
Chika doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chika tries to work over Mad Onion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mad Onion trying to stall but Chika improves his position.
Mad Onion has Chika pushed against the cage.
Chika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chika misses with a punch to the body.
Mad Onion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Chika struggles to land a body shot inside as Mad Onion controls his hands.
Mad Onion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chika.
A short body shot lands from Chika as the two fighters clinch.
Chika blocks an elbow strike from Mad Onion.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.
Mad Onion throws a head punch that misses.
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad Onion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mad Onion pushes off an throws an elbow but Chika leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chika breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chika lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mad Onion throws out a leg kick but Chika moves out of range and Mad Onion only half commits.
Chika is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chika lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Mad Onion up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Chika from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Mad Onion's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chidi Chika!
Chidi Chika retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Chidi Chika thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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