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AFC #20 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Camara (ranked 3548 p4p, 5240 weight class) and Jayne Gill (ranked 386 p4p, 475 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayne Gill!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gill tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Gill back against the cage.
Camara prevents a body shot from Gill.
Good body shot from Gill.
Gill misses with a body punch.
Camara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Camara working hard to break the clinch.
Camara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gill.
Camara prevents a body shot from Gill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Gill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gill has picked Camara up - he's going for a ride! Gill dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Camara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gill.
Camara regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gill.
Gill throws a big right hand that misses.
Camara scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gill has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gill can turn it around.
Gill swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gill tries to score a body lock takedown but Camara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jean Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayne Gill.
A frustrated look appears on Camara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gill fails to land.
Camara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jean Camara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gill throws a right and a left that Camara avoids nicely.
Camara clinches up with Gill and pushes him back against the cage.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Gill is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Gill fails to land.
Camara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gill is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Camara can't fight it off and eventually Gill manages to take the fight to the floor. Camara looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Camara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gill.
Gill throwing strikes but missing.
Gill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill throws a strike but Camara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Camara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gill trying to strike off his back.
Gill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camara passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Gill 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 Gill can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gill misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Camara prevents Gill from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jayne Gill will probably get the nod.
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.
Gill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Camara moves into the clinch successfully.
Camara is trying to break the clinch but Gill has him pressed against the cage.
Camara prevents the takedown attempt.
Gill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara blocks a body shot from Gill.
Gill can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Gill throws a head punch that misses.
Gill wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Gill tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Gill tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Gill back against the cage.
Camara scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gill throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Camara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Camara pushes Gill up against the cage in a clinch.
Gill misses with the head strike.
Gill tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Camara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gill throws a strike but Camara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gill will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill is working an open guard so Camara takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Camara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Camara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gill scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camara throws a body punch but Gill moves out of range.
Camara takes the fight into the clinch.
Gill gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gill thows a huge punch but Camara dodges it nicely.
Gill throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Camara to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Camara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gill throws a strike but Camara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gill is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gill is continuing to stall.
Gill wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Camara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jean Camara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
Gill lands a left hand.
Gill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Camara or not.
Gill lands with a short shot to the head.
Gill blocks an uppercut.
Gill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gill.
A right hand to the body from Gill.
A left hand lands to the body for Gill.
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 Jean Camara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Camara.
It looked like Camara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gill throws a lazy right hand but Camara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gill looks to score with a jab to the body but Camara is just out of range.
Camara misses with an uppercut.
Camara misses with a few strikes there.
Gill moves into range and clinches up with Camara.
Gill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Camara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Camara forces Gill back against the cage and clinches.
Gill swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Gill.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gill is working for takedown but Camara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Camara tries to break the clinch but Gill is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Gill.
Gill misses with the head strike.
Gill lands an uppercut.
Gill tries a body shot but Camara blocks it.
Gill misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Camara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gill lands a shoulder strike.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Gill scores with a nice short uppercut.
Camara prevents a body shot from Gill.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gill.
Gill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Gill can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Gill struggles to land a body shot inside as Camara controls his hands.
Camara blocks a body shot from Gill.
Gill can't find room to land a body shot as Camara controls the action.
Gill looking for a takedown.
Jean Camara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayne Gill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Gill gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Camara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Camara's head.
Camara wants to get back to his feet.
Gill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Camara defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill winds up and cracks Camara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Camara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jayne Gill has got the better of the ground game so far.
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. Gill connects with a nice short shot to Camara's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gill drops an elbow to the side of Camara's head.
Gill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gill.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayne Gill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gill 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jayne Gill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Hughes (ranked 3005 p4p, 3535 weight class) and Arj Rick (ranked 373 p4p, 428 weight class). Arj Rick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arj Rick!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hughes counters with a takedown into side control.
Hughes controlling the position.
Hughes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hughes trying to control the action but Rick is working from the bottom.
Hughes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hughes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick is wriggling around trying to escape but Hughes has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Rick taps out and Hughes picks up the big win! Great work there by Hughes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Viktor Hughes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guy Test (ranked 3076 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Baba Yaga (ranked 244 p4p, 179 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Test!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baba Yaga!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Test doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaga gets tackled into the cage by Test. Test maintains the clinch.
Test misses with some punches.
Test lands a left hand.
Test throws a head punch that misses.
Test prevents a body shot from Yaga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Test scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga tries a body shot but Test blocks it.
Nice body punch from Yaga.
Yaga can't find room to land a body shot as Test controls the action.
Yaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Test.
Test tries a body shot but Yaga blocks it.
Test lands an uppercut.
Test fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Test backwards.
Test lands a left hand.
Test takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Test creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yaga digs a right hand into Test's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Test's gas tank.
Yaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Test blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Test throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaga.
Yaga blocking some punches.
Test blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Test lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Test takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Test on the inside.
Test working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaga.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Test.
Test takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test lands a left hand.
Test tries to work over Yaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Test fails to land.
Test keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yaga's efforts to push away.
A short right from Test.
Yaga misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Test fails to land.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaga cracks Test with a nice body shot.
Yaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Test throws a head punch that misses.
Yaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Test.
Test working aggressively here.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
Test blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Test lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yaga fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Test.
Yaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Test controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Test fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Test makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaga misses with the head strike.
Test lands with a right to the head.
Yaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yaga.
A short right from Test.
Yaga takes a shot to the head.
Yaga misses with the head strike.
Test throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaga.
Test misses with some punches.
Test has a couple of punches blocked by Yaga.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Test misses with the head strike.
Test struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaga controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Test.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Test works on Yaga's body with a couple of short punches.
Yaga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Test backwards.
Yaga lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Test lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaga backwards.
Yaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Test softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaga lands a left hand.
Yaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
Test stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yaga can't find room to land a body shot as Test controls the action.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Test blocking some punches.
Yaga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Test.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Test.
Test misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Test lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga has a couple of punches blocked by Test.
A frustrated look appears on Yaga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yaga fails to land.
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 Guy Test will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yaga tries to keep at a distance but Test has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Test.
Test can't find room to land a body shot as Yaga controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Test throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaga.
Test tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Yaga.
A frustrated look appears on Yaga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Test misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaga misses with a punch to the body.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Test is looking to clinch but Yaga is avoiding it.
Yaga lands with a hook. Test tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Test is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Test has Yaga up against the cage in a clinch.
Test blocks an uppercut.
Test tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaga's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Test.
Yaga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Test tries to clinch but Yaga is having none of it.
Yaga throws a right and a left that Test avoids nicely.
Test wants to clinch up but Yaga keeps it at a distance.
Yaga misses with an uppercut.
Yaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Test forces Yaga back against the cage and clinches.
Test working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Test misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaga blocking some punches.
Test swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Test throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Test blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Test lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Test uses good head movement to avoid it.
Test lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yaga backwards.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Test swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Yaga scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Test's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Yaga fails to land.
Test lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Test lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Test struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaga controls his hands.
Test misses with a punch on the inside.
Test lands a hook that snaps the head of Yaga backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Test throws a head punch that misses.
Yaga misses with the head strike.
Yaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yaga misses with a body punch.
Test tries to throw a body punch but Yaga avoids it by throwing Test back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Test.
Test misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Test fails to land.
Yaga tries to throw a body punch but Test avoids it by throwing Yaga back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaga.
Test lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Yaga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Test backwards.
Test tries a body shot but Yaga blocks it.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Test swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaga misses with a punch to the body.
Yaga misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Test.
Yaga working aggressively here.
Yaga wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Yaga.
Test blocks a body shot from Yaga.
A shot in the inside from Test.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Test lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
A right hook to the body lands for Test.
Test misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaga misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Test lands a body shot.
Test misses with the head strike.
Test prevents a body shot from Yaga.
Test working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaga blocking some punches.
Test tries to work over Yaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Test misses with a short punch on the inside.
Test lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Test tries a body shot but Yaga blocks it.
Test lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Guy Test will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Test moves out of range of the strikes.
Test has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yaga.
Yaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Test.
Test tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Test.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Test sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yaga is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Test drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yaga cracks Test with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Test tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yaga! But no joy.
Test tries to close the distance and clinch but Yaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Test tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good exchange - Yaga coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yaga! But no joy.
Test moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yaga lands a head shot.
Test tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yaga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Test scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Test tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test closes the distance but Yaga moves to the side
and Yaga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yaga throws a hook but Test avoids it easily.
Test is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Test closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yaga counters with a left to the body.
Test wants to clinch up but Yaga keeps it at a distance.
Yaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Test misses the target.
Yaga ducks right into an uppercut from Test.
Yaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Test fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yaga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Test throws an off balance right hand
and Yaga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Test thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guy Test is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Test moves to clinch but Yaga breaks away
and Yaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Yaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baba Yaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaga blocks a jab.
Guy Test seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Test is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yaga tests Test's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Test tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Test tries to close the distance and clinch but Yaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaga flicks out a counter leg kick but Test steps away.
Yaga throws a big shot that misses.
Test checks a leg kick nicely.
Test looks to throw the jab but Yaga is out of range.
Test is looking to clinch.
Yaga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Test checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Test throws a shot from downtown. Yaga moves away and avoids it.
Test throws out a loose jab but Yaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Test uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
Test is looking to clinch but Yaga is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaga thumps Test with a low kick.
Yaga gets tackled into the cage by Test. Test maintains the clinch.
Test blocks an uppercut.
Test fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Yaga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Test.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaga.
Yaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Test uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaga tries to throw a body punch but Test avoids it by throwing Yaga back against the cage.
Test blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Test blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Test lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaga backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaga.
Test scores with a nice hook to the head.
Test softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Test misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Test uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baba Yaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Test 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Test!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Blood (ranked 2094 p4p, 2490 weight class) and Christian Dresner (ranked 276 p4p, 327 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Captain Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Dresner!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood misses with a looping left.
Dresner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood is defending against the submission attempts here by Dresner.
We've been hearing good reports from Blood's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dresner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dresner is looking to take a break and control but Blood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresner is working for a kimura but Blood is defending it quite comfortably.
Dresner is trying to work for a kimura but Blood is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is trying to maintain the position but Dresner is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dresner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dresner looking to isolate an arm here. Blood doesn't see it coming and as Dresner extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Dresner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Dresner!
Christian Dresner 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 Aki Kulku (ranked 1309 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Kai Gold (ranked 155 p4p, 181 weight class). The key to victory for Aki Kulku has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Kulku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Gold!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kulku misses.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a thumping low kick.
Kulku looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Kulku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
Gold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kulku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gold scrambles back to his feet.
Gold shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kulku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulku defending well though.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulku regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kulku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is working Kulku over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kulku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold works over Kulku with some ground and pound from guard.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kulku utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kulku preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulku trying to control the position.
Kulku seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold moves out of range as Kulku strikes.
Kulku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulku.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulku was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Gold lands the left hand.
Kulku misses with a low kick.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulku.
A little feinted left hand from Kulku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Kulku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Kulku moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Gold.
Kulku lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Kulku.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku connects with a body shot.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Kulku counters with a nice leg kick.
Kulku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kulku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws out a counter right but Kulku avoids it with no problem.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulku.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kulku.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Gold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kulku doesn't seem phased though.
Kulku with a nice calf kick.
Kai Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold scores with a body shot.
Kulku slips a jab from Gold.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Kulku ducks down to avoid it.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulku throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kulku. No joy for Gold on that attempt.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulku throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulku is just out of range.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulku throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kulku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold walks into a jab.
Gold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Gold will probably get the nod.
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.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Kulku sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aki Kulku is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Kulku down.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Kulku moves away and avoids it.
Kulku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kulku, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Kulku looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Kulku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Kulku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
 Gold is rocked!
 It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Kulku throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Kulku.
Kulku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gold will feel that in the morning.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold throws a body punch but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulku slips under a jab from Gold.
Kulku moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold moves away from the strike by Kulku.
Aki Kulku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold drops his hands momentarily and Kulku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kulku digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kulku looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Gold misses
and Kulku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold misses with a looping right.
Kulku loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Kulku avoids the body shot from Gold.
Kulku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulku ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Kulku feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Kulku misses the shot to the body.
Gold works Kulku's body with a nice hook.
Kulku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulku slips a jab from Gold.
Kulku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kulku misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses the jab.
Kulku lands a high kick!
Gold 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.
Kulku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gold connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulku momentarily.
Gold misses with a straight left.
As Gold backs away, Kulku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Kulku does no damage.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kulku misses with a body shot.
Gold jabs at Kulku's body.
Kulku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a good low kick that Gold was not able to check.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulku takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulku counters with a nice body shot.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Kulku fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gold just manages to avoid it.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
Gold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kulku counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kulku connects with an inside leg kick.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Good leg kick by Kulku.
A solid body kick from Kulku.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulku manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
That's time! Kulku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kulku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kulku throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold misses with a shot to the body
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Kulku's shoulder, as Kulku tries to avoid the shot.
Gold throws a hook but Kulku avoids it easily.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulku counters with a good low kick that Gold was not able to check.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold misses with a hook. Kulku ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Gold blocks the leg kick.
Kulku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gold scores with a nice strike.
Gold lands with a straight right. Kulku didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulku manages to avoid it.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Kulku moves away and avoids it.
Kulku slips a straight right by Gold.
Kulku with a nice calf kick.
Kulku lands with a cross.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Kulku slips the punch.
A jab from Gold misses.
Kulku scores with a kick to the body.
Kulku slips under a jab from Gold.
Kulku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Kulku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Kulku ducks down to avoid it.
Kulku slips a straight right by Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a straight right. Kulku didn't see that one coming.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Kulku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Kulku is out of range.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kulku counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold staying out of range there.
Kulku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gold feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulku. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold misses the jab.
Kulku is looking to counter punch.
Gold misses with a body punch
and Kulku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kulku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Kulku tried to counter with a leg kick but Gold avoided it.
Kulku scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kulku slips a jab from Gold.
Nice shot lands for Kulku.
Kulku scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold jabs at Kulku's body.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kulku quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold tries to pass to full mount but Kulku defends it.
Gold winds up and cracks Kulku with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold drops an elbow to the side of Kulku's head.
Gold working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kulku's thigh. Kulku counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold postures up in Kulku's guard and throws a big left but Kulku blocks it.
Kulku seems keen to control Gold's posture.
Kulku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gold postures up in Kulku's guard and throws a big left but Kulku blocks it.
Gold tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulku is retaining full guard.
Gold chips away with some ground and pound.
Gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kulku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aki Kulku did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Gold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kulkus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulku as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Kulku.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kulku.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gold lands with a nice body punch.
Gold lands an overhand right.
Kulku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulku lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kulku scores with a hook.
Kulku defending well as Gold loads up on a big left hand.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kulku lands a nice shot that snaps Gold's head back.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulku.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulku scores with a leg kick.
Kulku throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Kulku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulku lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Kulku is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Kulku moved out of range nicely.
Kulku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gold on the side of the head.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Kulku misses with a low kick.
Kulku connects with a leg kick.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kulku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kulku moves away from the strike by Gold.
Kulku slips under a jab.
It looked like Kulku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gold.
Gold scores with a jab. Kulku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulku throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold checks the leg kick.
Kulku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulku finish him?
Kulku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Kulku swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kulku. That's going to slow Gold down.
Kulku feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold throws out a loose jab but Kulku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulku moves away.
Kulku scores with a nice head shot.
Kulku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a body punch but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gold tries for a takedown but Kulku circles away easily
and Kulku counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gold is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
Kulku misses with a kick to the body.
Gold misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kulku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Kulku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold swings for the body but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulku throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku had his way with Kai Gold in that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gold misses with a low kick as Kulku jumps back.
Kulku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?
Gold misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kulku.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Kulku saw that one coming.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Kulku 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.
Nice body kick there by Kulku.
Kulku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Kulku counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kulku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulku.
Gold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kulku.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Kulku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kulku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Kulku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Gold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kulku paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kulku is fending him off so far but Gold persists. Nope, Kulku circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Kulku as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gold.
Kulku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold misses with a left hand
and Kulku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulku moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gold misses the jab.
As Gold backs away, Kulku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kulku on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Kulku moved out of range.
Kulku is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Kulku misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Kulku had a free shot at his head there.
Gold takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulku was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Kulku connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kulku.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gold misses with a hook.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Kulku counters with a stiff right hand.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulku moves away from the strike by Gold.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku counters with a nice body kick.
Gold is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kulku.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Kulku slips the punch.
Kulku connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Gold - just one landing.
A left lands for Kulku.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
Kulku digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Kulku showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kulku 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Kulku!
Aki Kulku retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba Yaga (ranked 1011 p4p, 977 weight class) and Duncan Farquharson (ranked 154 p4p, 146 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Baba Yaga has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Baba Yaga seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duncan Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaga looks to throw the jab but Farquharson is out of range.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Yaga avoids it easily.
Farquharson moves away from the strike by Yaga.
Farquharson with the counter takedown but Yaga avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Farquharson.
Yaga lands a two punch combo.
Yaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farquharson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yaga.
Yaga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown. Yaga fights it but they end up in guard.
Farquharson trying to control but Yaga is working from the bottom.
Farquharson controlling from the top position.
Farquharson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaga is trying to control the position but Farquharson postures up.
Farquharson pushing down on Yaga's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Farquharson.
Farquharson is keen to just control but Yaga is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farquharson winds up and cracks Yaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Farquharson is nestled in close to Yaga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Farquharson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yaga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yaga is refusing to be controlled, as Farquharson sits in half guard.
Yaga is trying to control but can't.
Farquharson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farquharson working the head and body with strikes.
Farquharson slips a nice elbow through Yaga's hands, connecting with Yaga's forehead.
Farquharson working over Yaga with some ground and pound. Yaga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Farquharson winds up and cracks Yaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Farquharson on the ground.
Farquharson is keen to just control but Yaga is a slippery customer.
Yaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Farquharson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Farquharson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yaga wants to improve his position but Farquharson is controlling well.
Yaga controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson drops an elbow to the side of Yaga's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson lands strikes from half guard.
Yaga wants to control but Farquharson is keeping busy.
Farquharson lands with a punch from half guard.
Farquharson winds up and cracks Yaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Farquharson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Farquharson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
 Yaga is rocked!
Farquharson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Yaga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farquharson scores with a big shot! Yaga's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Yaga! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Farquharson!
Duncan Farquharson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 394 p4p, 1463 weight class) and Quail Contra (ranked 51 p4p, 166 weight class). Contra has chosen Dragonborn as his entrance music. Big Russian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quail Contra's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quail Contra!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contra lands a really nice looking cross but Russian seems unphased.
Contra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A combination from Contra does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Russian misses its target.
Russian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Contra.
Contra cracks Russian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Russian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Contra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Contra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russian manages to avoid it.
Russian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Contra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Russian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contra.
Russian misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contra throws the left hand but Russian avoids the punch easily.
Russian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Contra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Contra throws a jab but it's blocked by Russian.
Russian throwing a counter right hand but Contra manages to avoid it.
Russian connects with a nice looking jab.
Russian ducks under a wild hook from Contra.
Russian throws a big counter combination but Contra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Russian staying out of range there.
Russian looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Contra swings for the body but Russian moves out of range.
Russian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Contra. Contra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Contra misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian throws a hook to the side of Contra's head but Contra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contra.
Contra misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contra. Russian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russian throwing a counter right hand but Contra manages to avoid it.
Russian lands a jab to the head.
Contra throws out a loose jab but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contra moves away from the strike by Russian.
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!
Contra lands a two punch combo.
A big left from Russian misses.
Russian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian slips under a jab from Contra.
Russian throws a big counter combination but Contra scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Russian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contra moves away.
Despite the aggression on Contra's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Contra throws a hook to the side of Russian's head but Russian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russian throws a counter high kick but Contra was just alert enough to avoid it.
Contra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Russian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Russian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Contra throws out the jab.
Contra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Contra throws out a loose jab but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian slips a jab from Contra.
Russian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Contra.
Russian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Contra tries to bum rush Russian with a series of wild strikes but Russian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russian seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Contra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russian is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russian.
Contra moves out of range of the strikes.
Russian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Russian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Contra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russian tries to score with a low kick but Contra moves his leg out of the way.
Russian misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Russian misses its intended target.
Contra bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russian's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russian.
Contra slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Quail Contra dominated that round.
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.
Russian scores with a nice head shot.
Quail Contra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contra slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Contra. Those never looked like landing.
Contra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Russian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Contra throws a big shot that misses.
Russian throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Contra misses with a body shot.
Contra misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Russian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Russian might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Contra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian throws a leg kick but Contra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Contra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Contra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russian drops Contra with a beautiful combination! Contra stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Russian is looking for the KO!
Contra is rocked!
It looks like Quail Contra has been cut.
Contra is breathing heavily.
Contra ducks into an uppercut from Russian and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Russian!
Big Russian retains his heavyweight title!
Big Russian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Quail Contra spoke after the fight, saying 'I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee...'.
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