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AFC #23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arj Rick (ranked 3915 p4p, 3945 weight class) and Bronson Hamhog (ranked 458 p4p, 464 weight class). Arj Rick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arj Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bronson Hamhog!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick moves to clinch but Hamhog breaks away
and Rick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rick moves in looking to clinch but Hamhog pushes him off.
Rick wants to clinch.
Rick tries to clinch up.
Arj Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamhog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been told by Rick's head coaches at Ajax Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hamhog connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rick's hands.
Rick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
Hamhog managing to block the knees to the body from Rick.
Stalling in the clinch from Rick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Rick for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Rick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamhog stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rick.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamhog.
Hamhog blocking some punches.
Rick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamhog prevents a body shot from Rick.
Rick breaks from the clinch.
Hamhog's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamhog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamhog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamhog connects with a single shot there.
Rick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick moves into the clinch successfully.
Rick pushes Hamhog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Hamhog misses.
Rick lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamhog.
Rick takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamhog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rick tries to clinch but Hamhog is having none of it.
Hamhog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamhog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamhog doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Hamhog looks winded!
Rick leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rick.
 It looks like Bronson Hamhog has been cut.
Hamhog prevents a body shot from Rick.
Rick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rick pushes Hamhog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rick avoiding damage.
Rick lands a shoulder strike.
Rick manages to break the clinch.
Rick wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick gets a clinch.
Rick manages to break the clinch.
Rick has Hamhog up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rick.
Rick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rick.
A knee to the head by Rick.
Rick taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arj Rick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronson Hamhog's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rick tries to clinch but Hamhog is having none of it.
Hamhog tries to bum rush Rick with a series of wild strikes but Rick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rick is looking to clinch but Hamhog is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Hamhog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rick tries to clinch
and Rick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronson Hamhog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Hamhog does it's job there.
Rick tries to clinch but Hamhog moves out of range.
Rick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rick moves into range and clinches up with Hamhog.
Arj Rick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamhog is trying to maintain a safe position but Rick gets an underhook and turns Hamhog into the cage.
Hamhog looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick stalling the fight.
Rick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamhog or not.
Rick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamhog backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamhog takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamhog is breathing heavily.
Rick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamhog up against the cage.
Rick slows down the pace here.
Rick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamhog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rick wants to clinch up but Hamhog keeps it at a distance.
Rick tries to clinch but Hamhog is having none of it.
Rick closes the distance and clinches.
Rick lands a nice shot to the body.
Rick lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Rick.
Rick misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Rick as the two fighters clinch.
Rick working Hamhog over with knees to the body.
Rick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamhog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rick fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hamhog! But no joy.
Rick tries to clinch up but Hamhog circles away and keeps his distance.
Rick rushes Hamhog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rick obliges.
Rick tries to work over Hamhog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Rick.
A body shot lands from Rick.
Rick's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamhog can do to turn this around?
Rick stalling against the cage.
Rick throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Rick.
Rick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamhog up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hamhog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rick closes the distance but Hamhog moves to the side
and Hamhog counters with a nice uppercut.
Rick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamhog throws out a counter right but Rick avoids it with no problem.
Rick has managed to clinch.
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!
Rick scores a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arj Rick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bronson Hamhog's cut.
That's time! Rick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamhog looks to land a right hand but Rick moved out of range.
Rick throws a big counter combination but Hamhog scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rick tries to clinch there but Hamhog circles away.
Rick takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rick.
A shot in the inside from Rick.
Rick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamhog backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamhog takes a shot to the head.
Rick stalling against the cage.
Rick stalling against the cage.
Rick gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
Hamhog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamhog backwards.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Rick.
Rick manages to break the clinch.
Hamhog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamhog keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Hamhog misses.
Hamhog might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rick has managed to clinch.
Rick landing knees to the body.
Rick is leaning against Hamhog and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick stalling.
Rick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hamhog up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rick with a knee to the head.
Rick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rick doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamhog circles away.
Rick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamhog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rick clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rick.
We've been informed that Hamhog has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Rick to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rick throws a head kick that misses.
Rick misses with a series of wild punches.
Rick tries to clinch but Hamhog moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamhog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamhog swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rick tries to clinch up but Hamhog circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamhog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamhog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rick is looking to clinch but Hamhog is avoiding it.
Hamhog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rick with a body shot.
Bronson Hamhog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick tries to clinch up but Hamhog circles away and keeps his distance.
Rick wants to clinch up but Hamhog keeps it at a distance.
Rick tries to clinch up but Hamhog circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamhog appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arj Rick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamhog throws a lazy right hand but Rick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Rick tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rick tries to clinch up
and Hamhog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rick rushes Hamhog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rick lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamhog backwards.
Rick cracks Hamhog with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Rick.
Arj Rick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Rick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arj Rick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arj Rick!
During a confident post fight interview, Arj Rick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constable Odo (ranked 2407 p4p, 1881 weight class) and Timur Makhmudova (ranked 281 p4p, 225 weight class). Odo comes into the arena with Asking Alexandria - Morte et Dabo blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Constable Odo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Constable Odo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Makhmudova!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Odo.
A low kick lands for Odo.
Makhmudova misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Odo.
Odo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makhmudova.
Makhmudova swings for the body but Odo moves out of range.
Makhmudova moves forwards but Odo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Timur Makhmudova has been cut.
Odo lands with a good body shot.
Odo connects with a solid leg kick.
Makhmudova rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Odo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Makhmudova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Makhmudova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makhmudova misses with a looping right.
Odo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makhmudova looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odo with the inside leg kick.
Odo connects with a crisp jab.
Odo thows a body kick. Makhmudova tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Odo lands a big right hand that sends Makhmudova crashing to the mat! Odo stays standing though and waves Makhmudova back to his feet!
Odo works Makhmudova's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Odo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhmudova on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Odo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makhmudova doesn't seem bothered though.
Makhmudova drops his hands for a split second and Odo immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Makhmudova face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Odo follows up with a right hand that knocks Makhmudova into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Constable Odo!
Constable Odo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Axelsen (ranked 2671 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Tristan Holmes (ranked 370 p4p, 328 weight class). Axelsen comes to the cage accompanied by Cha Cha PT2- Freddie Dredd . Tristan Holmes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Loke Axelsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tristan Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holmes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Axelsen's head backwards.
Nice body kick from Holmes.
Holmes throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Axelsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holmes misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Tristan Holmes has been cut.
Holmes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axelsen gets tackled into the cage by Holmes. Holmes maintains the clinch.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Axelsen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Axelsen is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Axelsen.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Axelsen 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Holmes.
Axelsen has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Axelsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Axelsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Axelsen on the inside.
Axelsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Axelsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Axelsen's defenses.
Axelsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Axelsen.
Axelsen lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Axelsen.
Axelsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Axelsen is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsen tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Axelsen wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Axelsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen is trying to break free.
Holmes tries to work over Axelsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axelsen is working Holmes over against the cage.
Holmes looks winded!
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Axelsen controls the action.
Axelsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axelsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
Axelsen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Axelsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Axelsen.
Axelsen gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Axelsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Axelsen.
Axelsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Axelsen lands with a right to the head.
Axelsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Axelsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Axelsen is working Holmes over against the cage.
Axelsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A hook to the body from Axelsen.
Axelsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Axelsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Axelsen.
Axelsen scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Axelsen.
Axelsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Axelsen lands a body shot.
Axelsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsen.
Axelsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Axelsen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
Axelsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Axelsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Axelsen tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Axelsen is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Axelsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axelsen digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsen digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Axelsen scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Axelsen as the two fighters clinch.
Axelsen lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsen is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Axelsen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Axelsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Axelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axelsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Axelsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Holmes is rocked!
That has opened up Tristan Holmes's cut even more.
Axelsen presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Axelsen tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes is trying to pull guard but Axelsen has him pressed against the cage.
Loke Axelsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristan Holmes.
Axelsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Axelsen cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Axelsen pushes Holmes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Axelsen blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Axelsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axelsen tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Axelsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Axelsen misses with a body punch.
Axelsen can't break the clinch.
Axelsen wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Loke Axelsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holmes throws a body kick that misses
and Axelsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Axelsen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left and a right from Holmes both land. Nice combination.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsen.
Tristan Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Axelsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axelsen's elbow.
Holmes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Axelsen smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Axelsen.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Axelsen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holmes sprawling to the canvas! Holmes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Axelsen finish him?!
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Axelsen finish him?
Holmes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Axelsen's head backwards.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
Axelsen moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Holmes scores with a jab. Axelsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes punishes Axelsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Axelsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Axelsen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes instigates a clinch.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Loke Axelsen has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Axelsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Axelsen lands a left hand.
The cut above Tristan Holmes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Axelsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Axelsen works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Axelsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axelsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Axelsen.
Axelsen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Axelsen lands with a right to the head.
Axelsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tristan Holmes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Axelsen drops Holmes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Holmes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Axelsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Axelsen pushes Holmes against the cage. Axelsen is working some dirty boxing. Axelsen pushes off with a quick right hook! Holmes goes down! Holmes tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Axelsen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Axelsen!
Loke Axelsen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aki Kulku (ranked 932 p4p, 1740 weight class) and Scott Adams (ranked 115 p4p, 207 weight class). Scott Adams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aki Kulku's chin.
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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 6 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Adams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams tests Kulku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kulku is looking to land body kicks.
Kulku misses the shot to the body.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Kulku pushes him away.
Adams misses with a shot to the body
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adams lands with a nice body punch.
Adams tries to clinch but Kulku moves out of range.
And Kulku counters with a quick kick to the body but Adams blocks it.
Kulku slips a straight right by Adams.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulku circles away.
Adams misses the body punch
enabling Kulku to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulku swats away the attempt to clinch by Adams.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kulku.
Adams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kulku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulku throws a leg kick which misses Adams's front leg but catches the back leg as Adams tries to avoid it.
Adams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adams throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku lands the left hand.
Kulku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kulku rather than just go for the knockout.
Kulku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams.
Kulku is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kulku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Adams misses.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adams wants to clinch up but Kulku keeps it at a distance.
Scott Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kulku counters with a good low kick that Adams was not able to check.
Kulku cracks Adams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kulku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulku was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Adams throws a body punch but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams blocks a jab.
Adams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kulku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulku misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Adams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adams connects with a nice looking jab.
Kulku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adams throws a body punch but Kulku moves out of range.
Kulku missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulku looks to throw the jab but Adams is out of range.
Adams wants to counter the offense by Kulku and move into the clinch position.
Adams clinches.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulku misses with the head strike.
Kulku stalling.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Kulku controls the action.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Adams gets through Kulku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulku.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kulku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kulku.
Kulku blocks an uppercut.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adams up against the cage.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams misses with a punch on the inside.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulku's elbow.
Kulku misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kulku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulku lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Kulku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulku uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Kulku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulku's elbow.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Kulku lands a body punch.
Kulku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulku.
Kulku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams misses with some punches.
Kulku manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulku wants to stall.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kulkus head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Adams wants to clinch but Kulku slips to the side
letting Kulku counter with a right hand.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulku circles away.
Adams looks to clinch
and Kulku counters with a nice uppercut.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams lands a nice looking body shot.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulku avoids the body shot from Adams.
Kulku connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kulku has a couple of punches blocked by Adams.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku working aggressively here.
Kulku stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kulku taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kulku for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adams.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Kulku avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
A short left from Kulku.
Kulku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams wants a takedown.
Adams misses with a body punch.
Kulku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee calls for Kulku to work.
Kulku lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulku has Adams pushed against the cage.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Kulku.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams letting Kulku take a breather here.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams misses with a body shot.
Kulku throws out a loose jab but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulku sets himself, and Adams steps forward looking for the clinch! Kulku avoids it this time.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Kulku.
Aki Kulku is winning the standup battle so far.
Adams has closed the distance and engaged Kulku in a clinch.
Kulku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Kulku controls the action.
Kulku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulku trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Kulku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams swings wildly with an uppercut but Kulku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulku.
Kulku stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulku.
Kulku throws a head punch that misses.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Kulku has Adams pressed against the cage.
Kulku is trying to stall.
Kulku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku lands with a right to the head.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adams being controlled against the cage.
Kulku stalling the fight.
Adams misses with some punches.
Kulku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams digs a right hand into Kulku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kulku's gas tank.
Adams prevents a body shot from Kulku.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Kulku.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams tries a body shot but Kulku blocks it.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Kulku breaks from the clinch.
Adams swings for the body but Kulku moves out of range.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adams misses with an uppercut
and Adams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kulku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Adams throws an off balance right hand
and Kulku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Kulku pushes him off.
As Adams backs away, Kulku returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Kulku misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kulku.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adams rushes Kulku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams tries to throw a body punch but Kulku avoids it by throwing Adams back against the cage.
Kulku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku breaks from the clinch.
Kulku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adams.
Kulku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulku.
Adams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kulku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku pushes Adams away with a front kick.
Adams drives through and clinches with Kulku against the cage.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulku controls his hands.
Adams pushes Kulku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aki Kulku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kulku lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Kulku controls the action.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulku pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kulku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adams's elbow.
Kulku is looking to control Adams's arms but Adams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kulku has his back to the cage.
Kulku breaks from the clinch.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Kulku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Kulku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adams throws a right hand that Kulku ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulku also avoids with ease.
Adams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulku.
Adams tries to clinch up
and Kulku counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to clinch up.
Adams gets a clinch.
Adams throws a punch but it's blocked by Kulku.
Kulku lands a body punch.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kulku.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adams.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulku escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulku lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
No joy there for Adams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulku lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams is pushing Kulku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kulku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulku throws a shot from downtown. Adams moves away and avoids it.
Adams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adams swinging wildly here.
Kulku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Kulku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulku works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adams tries to clinch but Kulku is having none of it.
Kulku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kulku fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Adams on the side of the head.
Kulku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Kulku's shoulder, as Kulku tries to avoid the shot.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku counters with a stiff right hand.
Adams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kulku.
Adams throws a right hand that misses
and Kulku finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Adams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulku is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kulku jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kulku missing with a left hand there. Adams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulku is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.
Kulku keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kulku.
Kulku misses with a looping right.
Kulku keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulku was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Adams wants to clinch up but Kulku keeps it at a distance.
Kulku appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kulku looks to land a left hand but Adams moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams looks to clinch
and Kulku counters with a straight right hand.
Adams lands a nice shot that snaps Kulku's head back.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulku circles away.
Kulku fires out a quick counter leg kick but Adams just manages to avoid it.
Adams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kulku, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adams up against the cage.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams misses with some punches.
Kulku lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with a punch to the body.
Kulku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adams.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams working aggressively here.
Kulku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulku lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kulku misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulku stalling.
Kulku throws a punch but it's blocked by Adams.
Good body shot from Adams.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Kulku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulku blocks an uppercut.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Kulku.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kulku's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Adams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams blocking some punches.
Kulku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams lands with a short shot to the head.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Adams.
Kulku blocks an uppercut.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kulku lands with a right to the head.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kulku scores with a shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams working aggressively here.
Adams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Kulku controls the action.
Adams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kulku wants to stall.
Kulku stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kulku is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Adams can't find room to land a body shot as Kulku controls the action.
Kulku misses with a punch to the body.
Kulku pushes Adams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kulku.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulku.
A head punch on the inside from Adams fails to land.
Kulku blocks an uppercut.
Adams letting Kulku take a breather here.
Adams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Kulku lands a right hand.
Kulku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku had his way with Scott Adams in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kulku looks to land a right hand but Adams moved out of range.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adams misses with an uppercut
and Kulku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kulku thuds his shin into the meat of Adams's side.
Adams tries to clinch but Kulku moves out of range.
Adams is looking to clinch but Kulku is avoiding it.
Kulku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kulku lands with a kick to the temple. Adams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Adams blocks a leg kick.
Adams tries to clinch but Kulku moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kulku.
A slow jab from Kulku misses its intended target.
Adams wants to counter the offense by Kulku and move into the clinch position.
Adams feints a jab promting Kulku to slip. Adams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kulku slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kulku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams checks a leg kick.
Kulku throws a wild body kick that Adams sees coming a mile off.
Adams wants to counter with a clinch but Kulku pushes him away.
Adams cracks Kulku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kulku clobbers Adams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adams moves in looking to clinch but Kulku pushes him off.
Adams throws a lazy right hand but Kulku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulku lands with a light punch inside.
Adams tries to work over Kulku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kulku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Adams as Kulku tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kulku lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adams has a couple of punches blocked by Kulku.
Kulku lands with a right to the head.
Adams throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Kulku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adams lands a right hand.
Kulku slowing the pace effectively.
Adams misses with the head strike.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kulku taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kulku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kulku.
Adams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kulku backwards.
Kulku taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Adams.
Kulku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulku looking to stall.
Kulku blocking some punches.
Adams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Kulku controls his hands.
Kulku lands a shot to the body.
Kulku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulku walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kulku is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.
Adams misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scott Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams takes the fight into the clinch.
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulku lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kulku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams is trying to break free.
Adams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adams tries a body shot but Kulku blocks it.
A short right from Kulku on the inside.
It looks like Scott Adams has been cut.
Kulku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams scores with a nice head shot.
Kulku looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Adams throws a poor cross that misses
and Kulku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kulku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Kulku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kulku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Kulku!
Aki Kulku retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Aki Kulku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Dresner (ranked 1664 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Captain Blood (ranked 227 p4p, 336 weight class). Captain Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Dresner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Blood!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dresner shoots in and gets a takedown into Blood's guard.
Blood controls Dresner momentarily but Dresner frees himself.
Dresner wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Dresner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blood is keeping the position for now.
Dresner passes Blood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dresner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dresner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresner is working for a guillotine from mount but Blood frees his head quite easily.
Dresner is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Blood has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Blood!
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dresner is on top in guard.
Blood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blood can't keep his opponent in guard - Dresner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blood is trying to maintain the position but Dresner is very close to passing his half guard.
Dresner is working for a kimura but Blood is defending it quite comfortably.
Dresner is looking for a kimura but Blood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dresner to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dresner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blood defending well though.
Dresner is keen to just control but Blood is a slippery customer.
Dresner moves into full mount! Blood won't be happy about that!
Blood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dresner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blood defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dresner.
Dresner is working for a guillotine from mount but Blood frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dresner wants to finish this one by submission but Blood is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dresner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dresner goes for an armbar but Blood turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dresner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blood's guard.
Dresner advances position into side control!
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dresner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dresner is trying to get an arm triangle but Blood is defending well.
Dresner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blood tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Dresner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blood keeps working.
Dresner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dresner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dresner tries for a kimura but Blood is defending well.
Blood is not content to let Dresner control the position.
Dresner advances nicely into full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Dresner 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.
Blood lands with an uppercut that bounces Dresner off the cage and back into range.
Dresner gets a takedown into half guard.
Blood tries to roll over but Dresner keeps him under control.
Blood trying to hold on to Dresner's head to control him but Dresner postures up.
Dresner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dresner controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dresner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dresner.
Blood is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is looking for a sweep. Dresner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dresner is pressing down on Blood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blood is holding on for now.
Blood missing with punches from the bottom.
Blood trying to control here.
Dresner in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blood tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dresner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Dresner!
Christian Dresner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 1823 p4p, 1596 weight class) and Will Rock Jr (ranked 223 p4p, 205 weight class). Ragnarsson comes to the cage accompanied by Twilight of the Thunder God. Will Rock Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock Jr leaves Ragnarsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rock Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rock Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsson. That did some damage!
Rock Jr avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Rock Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Ragnarsson pushes him away.
Rock Jr connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson misses with a takedown attempt - Rock Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Rock Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnarsson ducks right into an uppercut from Rock Jr.
 Ragnarsson is rocked!
Ragnarsson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rock Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigurd Ragnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Ragnarsson is looking for a takedown.
Rock Jr dips a shoulder and cracks Ragnarsson with a mighty uppercut! Ragnarsson falls back against the cage and Rock Jr unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ragnarsson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rock Jr screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Rock Jr!
Will Rock Jr 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quail Contra (ranked 1722 p4p, 1799 weight class) and Tyson Bonelli (ranked 207 p4p, 216 weight class). Contra's entrance music is Dragonborn. A fine choice. Quail Contra 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quail Contra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Bonelli!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bonelli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bonelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonelli punishes Contra's body with a nice straight punch.
Contra punishes Bonelli's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonelli lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Bonelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonelli.
Danga de danga de dang - Contra scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonelli drops Contra with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Contra looks back up at him and smiles so Bonelli waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bonelli fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Contra to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Contra looks to clinch but Bonelli throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Contra taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tyson Bonelli!
Tyson Bonelli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Quail Contra was interviewed post fight and said 'I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee...'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elim Garak (ranked 744 p4p, 1317 weight class) and Gunt Jernit (ranked 64 p4p, 127 weight class). Elim Garak had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunt Jernit!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garak tries to clinch up but Jernit circles away and keeps his distance.
Jernit throws a counter combo.
Jernit lands a jab to the head.
Jernit misses with a straight left.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit is having none of it.
Garak slips under a jab from Jernit.
Jernit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garak.
Garak drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jernit sprawls and moves away.
Jernit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Garak misses.
Garak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garak slips under a jab.
Garak loads up on a big right hand but Jernit slips the punch.
Jernit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garak with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Garak coming out on top.
Garak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jernit.
Jernit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garak moves away from the strike by Jernit.
Garak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garak swings for the body but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit defending well as Garak loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Garak has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak slips a straight right by Jernit.
Garak moves away from the strike by Jernit.
Jernit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a nice body shot.
Jernit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garak avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Garak is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jernit.
Jernit throws a hook but Garak blocks it.
Jernit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garak dives in for a single leg takedown but Jernit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jernit digs a right hand underneath Garak's ribcage. Garak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jernit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jernit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garak working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Jernit.
Garak blocks an uppercut.
Jernit working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Garak.
Jernit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jernit lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Garak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jernit walks away with a smile on his face. Garak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Jernit misses.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Jernit throws a big shot that misses.
Garak changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garak shoots in but Jernit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elim Garak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jernit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jernit sizes up Garak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gunt Jernit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jernit lands a right hook to the body.
Garak connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Garak wants to clinch up but Jernit keeps it at a distance.
Garak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jernit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jernit throws an off balance right hand
and Garak counters with a shoot takedown. Jernit fights it but they end up in guard.
Jernit pushes Garak off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit is having none of it.
Garak moves to clinch but Jernit breaks away
and Jernit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jernit punishes Garak's body with a nice straight punch.
Jernit slips under a jab from Garak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit dominated that round.
That's time! Garak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jernit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jernit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jernit slips under a jab from Garak.
Garak tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jernit swivels and escapes.
Jernit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jernit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jernit's corner calls for a 1-2. Jernit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Garak.
Garak seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Garak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jernit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jernit throws out a counter right but Garak avoids it with no problem.
Garak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jernit moves away.
Garak takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak cracks Jernit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jernit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jernit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit moves away
and Jernit counters with a right hand to the body.
Garak misses with a looping left.
Garak throws a body punch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jernit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jernit lands a nice looking body shot.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Garak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garak.
Jernit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit is having none of it.
Jernit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jernit throws a body punch but Garak moves out of range.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Jernit swats away the attempt to clinch by Garak.
A countering left hand to the body from Jernit misses.
Garak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jernit to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jernit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jernit misses with a hook.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jernit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Jernit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jernit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garak or perhaps it was just good defense by Jernit, which made it look bad.
Jernit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak throws a poor cross that misses
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Garak misses with a jab to the body
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jernit counters with a series of strikes. Garak will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elim Garak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jernit throws an overhand right that lands on Garak's shoulder, as Garak tries to avoid the shot.
Garak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jernit defends it nicely.
Jernit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gunt Jernit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jernit manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Jernit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garak throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Garak looks to clinch
enabling Jernit to counter with a crisp jab.
Jernit misses with the combination.
Garak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garak tries to clinch
letting Jernit counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jernit misses with a wild body shot.
Garak avoids the body shot from Jernit.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak tries to clinch but Jernit moves out of range.
Jernit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garak was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Jernit cracks Garak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jernit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garak.
Jernit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jernit throws a sloppy body shot
and Garak counters by moving into the clinch.
Jernit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garak jumps guard and drags Jernit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jernit wants to pass the guard but Garak is keeping the position.
Garak working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jernit has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak tries to get to full guard but Jernit has control of the leg.
Jernit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jernit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jernit prevents Garak from improving his position.
Garak wants to control but Jernit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jernit is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Garak manages to get to full guard.
Jernit tries to stand but Garak is controlling from the bottom.
Garak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garak keeping moving, preventing Jernit from controlling successfully.
Jernit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garak's guard.
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.
Garak has his hands clasped together around Jernit's back. He's all about the action.
Garak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jernit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jernit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jernit wants to pass the guard but Garak is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jernit trying to control but Garak is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garak wants to clinch but Jernit slips to the side
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Garak misses with a hook to the body
and Jernit counters with a straight right hand.
Garak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jernit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garak swings widly with a right hand
and Jernit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Garak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jernit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jernit misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit scores with a jab. Garak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Garak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jernit.
Jernit misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Garak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jernit was well out of range. Poor timing from Garak.
Jernit with a hook.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Garak misses with an uppercut.
Garak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garak digs a good body shot into Jernit's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jernit. Garak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garak feinted with a counter takedown.
Jernit throws a nice looking combination but Garak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garak closes the distance and clinches.
Garak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jernit misses with some punches.
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!
Jernit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jernit presses Garak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jernit walks away with a smile on his face. Garak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garak cracks Jernit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Garak attempts a counter takedown but Jernit avoids it well and moves away.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak slips a straight right by Jernit.
Nice straight punches there by Jernit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jernit.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Jernit.
Jernit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garak was well out of range. Poor timing from Jernit.
Jernit just misses with a punch to the body.
Garak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Garak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jernit counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jernit misses with a body shot.
Garak misses with a right hand
and Jernit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garak tries to clinch up
and Garak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jernit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jernit misses with a double jab.
Garak tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jernit manages to circle out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garak lands in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gunt Jernit dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Garak throws a body shot but no joy.
Garak throws a sloppy body shot
and Jernit counters with a right hand to the body.
Jernit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Garak fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Jernit misses.
A combination from Jernit does no damage.
Garak misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jernit throws a hook to the side of Garak's head but Garak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jernit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garak avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jernit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garak.
Jernit lands with an uppercut that bounces Garak off the cage and back into range.
Jernit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garak moves away.
A big left from Jernit misses.
Garak shoots in but no luck this time.
Jernit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garak with a body shot.
Jernit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Garak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jernit throws out the jab.
Garak wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jernit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jernit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Jernit misses.
A combination from Jernit does no damage.
Jernit moves out of range as Garak strikes.
Jernit misses with a straight left.
Garak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jernit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jernit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garak slips under a jab from Jernit.
Garak tries to counter with a takedown but Jernit is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jernit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jernit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jernit.
Jernit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jernit misses with a right hand
and Garak moves into the clinch.
Jernit throws a head punch that misses.
Jernit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garak gets through Jernit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garak can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elim Garak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garak is working for takedown but Jernit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Garak.
Jernit lands a right hand.
Jernit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jernit blocks a body shot from Garak.
Jernit swings wildly with an uppercut but Garak uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jernit.
Gunt Jernit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jernit lands with a short shot to the head.
Jernit throws a punch but it's blocked by Garak.
Garak jumps guard but Jernit stands there with Garak around his waist. Garak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garak tries to pull guard but Jernit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jernit working aggressively here.
Elim Garak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jernit lands a nice uppercut.
Jernit tries to throw a body punch but Garak avoids it by throwing Jernit back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunt Jernit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jernit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunt Jernit!
Gunt Jernit is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba Yaga (ranked 1376 p4p, 1406 weight class) and Brian Boxley (ranked 205 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Boxley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaga misses with a body shot
enabling Boxley to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yaga misses with an uppercut. Boxley saw that one coming.
Boxley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaga darts in and clinches Boxley up against the cage.
Boxley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxley controls his hands.
Yaga prevents a body shot from Boxley.
Boxley misses with some punches.
Boxley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaga can't find room to land a body shot as Boxley controls the action.
Yaga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to Yaga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Boxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga has a couple of punches blocked by Boxley.
Yaga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boxley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaga prevents a body shot from Boxley.
Yaga blocks a body shot from Boxley.
Yaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxley.
Yaga misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxley tries a body shot but Yaga blocks it.
Boxley throws a head punch that misses.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxley blocking some punches.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Yaga.
Boxley works on Yaga's body with a couple of short punches.
Yaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxley can't find room to land a body shot as Yaga controls the action.
Yaga lands with a left to the head.
Yaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boxley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga tries to work over Boxley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxley lands a nice uppercut.
Boxley throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxley backwards.
A body shot lands from Yaga.
Yaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxley.
Boxley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yaga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boxleys head.
Boxley can't find room to land a body shot as Yaga controls the action.
Boxley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaga gets through Boxley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaga struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxley controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaga.
The referee calls for Yaga to work.
Boxley lands with a right to the head.
Yaga holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxley.
Yaga misses with a body punch.
Boxley lands with a right to the head.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Yaga.
A short uppercut from Yaga.
Yaga throws a head punch that misses.
Yaga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaga misses with the head strike.
Yaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Yaga.
Boxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yaga - that landed with a thud.
Boxley has a couple of punches blocked by Yaga.
Boxley misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Boxley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaga blocking some punches.
Yaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Yaga.
Yaga prevents a body shot from Boxley.
Boxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yaga backwards.
Boxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yaga blocks a body shot from Boxley.
Yaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boxley is rocked!
Yaga lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Boxley to his knees! Yaga keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baba Yaga!
Our winner, Baba Yaga, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Russian (ranked 340 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Devon Collins (ranked 45 p4p, 152 weight class). Collins has chosen Uproar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins looks to land a combination. Russian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Russian misses with a looping right.
Russian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Russian throws a lazy right hand but Collins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Russian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Collins's head backwards.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian misses with an uppercut.
Russian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russian. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins stuns Russian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Russian wants to slow Collins down by chopping away at his legs.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Russian shows good takedown defense.
Big Russian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins misses with a wild combination.
Collins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Russian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Russian is looking for a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Collins there.
Collins has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Collins fakes the body blow, causing Russian to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Russian goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Devon Collins!
Devon Collins is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Devon Collins 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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