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OFK 356 - Chika Vs Drop PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1820 p4p, 5228 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 243 p4p, 502 weight class). Yoji Anjo Anjo 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anjo back to the cage. Mendy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anjo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendy doesn't seem bothered though.
Mendy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anjo scores with a takedown into Mendy's guard.
Mendy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Mendy - just one landing.
Pierre Ragout Mendy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anjo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anjo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anjo shoots in but Mendy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been hearing reports that Mendy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mendy throws a hook but Anjo avoids it easily.
Mendy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anjo was covering up waiting for the punch and Mendy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anjo looking to control.
Mendy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mendy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anjo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anjo has his foot on Mendy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendy works his way back into a safe position though.
Anjo controls Mendy momentarily but Mendy frees himself.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendy cracks Anjo with a solid left hand.
Anjo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anjo keeping full guard, as Mendy tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Anjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendy throws a big elbow that misses.
Mendy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anjo pulls Mendy in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anjo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendy defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
Mendy is working Anjo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mendy looking to sit in guard and control but Anjo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mendy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mendy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Anjo regains guard immediately.
Anjo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anjo has his hands on Mendy's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo is trying to keep Mendy in close.
Mendy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mendy postures up.
Mendy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mendy is in close to Anjo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anjo keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anjo looking to control.
Mendy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anjo.
Mendy misses with a jab to the body
and Anjo counters with a series of strikes. Mendy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendy misses with an uppercut. Anjo saw that one coming.
Anjo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anjo drags the fight down to the ground.
Anjo keeping moving, preventing Mendy from controlling successfully.
Mendy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anjo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendy has managed to get both his arms back between Anjo's legs - danger averted.
Mendy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo is trying to control the position but Mendy postures up.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Anjo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendy tries to free his leg and advance position but Anjo is retaining full guard.
Mendy trying to control the position from guard on top but Anjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anjo is trying to control the position but Mendy postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anjo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendy controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mendy as he jumps to the side.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendy scores with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Mendy misses its intended target.
Mendy throws a hook but Anjo avoids it easily.
Mendy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Anjo with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anjo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mendy blocks it well.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendy but Mendy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pierre Ragout Mendy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
Mendy cracks Anjo with a good jab.
Mendy misses with a hook.
Anjo unleashes a big counter combination but Mendy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mendy stuffs the takedown attempt from Anjo. Anjo gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierre Ragout Mendy is winning the standup battle so far.
Anjo tries to clinch but Mendy is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendy. Anjo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anjo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mendy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendy shoots in and bounces Anjo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anjo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendy passes into half guard.
Anjo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendy.
Anjo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mendy passes into side control, despite Anjo's attempt to control the position.
Mendy trying to control the position but Anjo is working away.
Mendy looks up at the clock and then as Anjo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mendy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Mendy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mendy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anjo down.
Mendy landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anjo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mendy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anjo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mendy's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Anjo is looking to improve his position.
Mendy moves into full mount! Anjo won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendy lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ragout Mendy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendy throws a head kick that misses.
Mendy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendy misses with a hook
and Anjo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab lands there for Mendy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mendy.
Anjo feints the counter takedown.
Anjo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mendy lands with a hook. Anjo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anjo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mendy throws a strike but Anjo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anjo stands and steps away. Mendy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mendy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anjo can do to turn this around?
Anjo wants to clinch up but Mendy keeps it at a distance.
Mendy misses with a takedown attempt - Anjo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mendy dips to his left and cracks Anjo with an uppercut!
Anjo looks for the body kick but Mendy saw that one coming.
Mendy misses with a low kick as Anjo jumps back.
Mendy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anjo sprawls well initially but Mendy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendy is working away from the top position though.
Anjo is trying to get back to full guard.
Anjo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mendy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anjo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anjo controls Mendy momentarily but Mendy frees himself.
Mendy trying to control but Anjo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendy is stalling in the full guard.
Anjo trying to keep a closed guard but Mendy is proving a slippery customer.
Mendy wants to control from the top but Anjo keeps moving.
Anjo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mendy controls the pace.
Anjo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mendy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendy thuds his right hand into Anjo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anjo.
Mendy looks to land a left hand but Anjo moved out of range nicely.
Mendy misses with a body shot.
Anjo rushes Mendy and presses him up against the cage.
Mendy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anjo is trying to keep an underhook but Mendy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anjo wants to control but Mendy is keeping busy.
Mendy content to control rather than advance.
Mendy wants to work for an arm triangle but Anjo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo has hold of Mendy's hands but Mendy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mendy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anjo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mendy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mendy is keen to just control but Anjo is a slippery customer.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mendy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anjo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anjo is trying to stand back up but Mendy is controlling him
Yoji Anjo Anjo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Ragout Mendy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendy content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Ragout Mendy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendy, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Ragout Mendy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pierre Ragout Mendy thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mental Warrior (ranked 1627 p4p, 2436 weight class) and Little Late (ranked 225 p4p, 293 weight class). Warrior comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Little Late told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Warrior. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Warrior. That snapped Late's head back.
 It looks like Little Late has been cut.
Late lunges at Warrior with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warrior's hand.
Late uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warrior.
Warrior has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Late defending well as Warrior loads up on a big left hand.
Warrior drops Late with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Late looks back up at him and smiles so Warrior waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Late is rocked!
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!
Warrior throws out a loose jab but Late uses good head movement to avoid it.
Late looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Late is still on wobbly legs! Can Warrior finish him?
Little Late seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior connects with a body shot that sends Late's belly button to the back.
Late seems to have recovered his senses.
Late throws a body kick that misses.
Warrior throws out a loose jab but Late uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Late.
Late tries to clinch up but Warrior circles away and keeps his distance.
Warrior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warrior lands a nice shot to the body.
Late misses with a leg kick
and Warrior counters with a nice right hand that sends Late toppling to the canvas! Late scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Warrior finish him?!
Warrior drops Late with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Late! Warrior dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mental Warrior!
A less than humble Mental Warrior misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Little Late was interviewed post fight and said 'Duh?!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 1390 p4p, 1923 weight class) and Orla Wanker (ranked 173 p4p, 225 weight class). Edmonds comes into the arena with Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus blaring out of the sound system. Orla Wanker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker lands with an uppercut that bounces Edmonds off the cage and back into range.
Wanker throws an overhand right that lands on Edmonds's shoulder, as Edmonds tries to avoid the shot.
Wanker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wanker wants to pass to mount but Edmonds is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Wanker seems content to control.
Wanker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker trying to mount his opponent but Edmonds defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wanker working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wanker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Wanker might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Edmonds is looking for a sweep. Wanker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wanker is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Wanker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Edmonds seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Edmonds keeping moving, preventing Wanker from controlling successfully.
Wanker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Edmonds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edmonds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wanker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wanker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wanker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wanker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wanker or perhaps it was just good defense by Edmonds, which made it look bad.
Edmonds is looking to counter punch.
Edmonds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wanker misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wanker or perhaps it was just good defense by Edmonds, which made it look bad.
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wanker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wanker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Edmonds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Edmonds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Edmonds keeping moving, preventing Wanker from controlling successfully.
Wanker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Edmonds is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Edmonds has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wanker controls Edmonds momentarily but Edmonds frees himself.
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wanker has control of Edmonds's left arm, preventing Edmonds from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edmonds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wanker trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Edmonds misses with a looping left.
Edmonds drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
Wanker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wanker missing with a left hand there. Edmonds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wanker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wanker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edmonds counters with a straight right hand.
Edmonds loads up on a big right hand but Wanker slips the punch.
Wanker throws a poor cross that misses
and Edmonds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wanker misses with a straight right.
Edmonds fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Edmonds moves out of range as Wanker throws a body kick.
Wanker tries for a takedown but Edmonds circles away easily
and Wanker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Edmonds throws a hook but Wanker avoids it easily.
Wanker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds throws out a loose jab but Wanker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut. Wanker saw that one coming.
Wanker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edmonds.
Edmonds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wanker.
A telegraphed right hand from Wanker misses the target.
Edmonds half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wanker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edmonds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wanker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wanker throws a shot from downtown. Edmonds moves away and avoids it.
Wanker throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Edmonds there.
Wanker blocks a leg kick.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanker. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wanker throws a right and a left that Edmonds avoids nicely.
Edmonds is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Edmonds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick
and Edmonds counters with a series of strikes. Wanker will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edmonds misses the shot to the body.
Edmonds throws an overhand right that lands on Wanker's shoulder, as Wanker tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds misses with a straight right.
Wanker shoots in but Edmonds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wanker thows a left - swing and a miss!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Edmonds enables Wanker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Edmonds manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wanker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wanker stopping the sweep attempt from Edmonds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wanker is continuing to stall.
Edmonds has Wanker pulled in close to control his posture.
Wanker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Edmonds misses its intended target.
Wanker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wanker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edmonds moves out of range as Wanker strikes.
Edmonds misses with a hook. Wanker ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds misses with a looping left.
Edmonds misses with a two punch combination.
Wanker lands with an uppercut that bounces Edmonds off the cage and back into range.
Wanker tries a head kick but it misses.
Wanker shoots in for a double leg but Edmonds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
John Edmonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orla Wanker.
Edmonds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Edmonds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wanker.
A little feinted left hand from Edmonds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wanker lands a nice looking body shot.
Wanker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wanker misses with a combination
and Edmonds counters with a series of strikes. Wanker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wanker fails to land with a series of punches.
Wanker is breathing heavily.
Wanker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edmonds was well out of range. Poor timing from Wanker.
Edmonds is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edmonds misses with a hook.
Wanker has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orla Wanker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Edmonds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Wanker. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Wanker misses.
Wanker throws a sloppy head kick and Edmonds moves out of range easily.
Wanker moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edmonds. Wanker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edmonds defending well as Wanker loads up on a big left hand.
Wanker misses with the combination.
Wanker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Edmonds swivels and escapes.
Edmonds looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wanker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edmonds throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds lands a jab to the nose.
Edmonds cracks Wanker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wanker throws a head kick but Edmonds moves out of range.
Edmonds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wanker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wanker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmonds lands a jab.
Wanker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Edmonds defends well and Wanker ends up having to push Edmonds into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wanker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edmonds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wanker fails with the takedown.
John Edmonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orla Wanker.
Edmonds looks to land a left hand but Wanker moved out of range nicely.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Wanker is out of range.
Nice shot by Wanker.
Wanker throws a shot to the body.
Wanker throws a series of punches but Edmonds avoids them all with ease.
As Wanker looks to move away, Edmonds throws a big counter combo but Wanker just gets out of the way.
Wanker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wanker. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wanker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmonds moves away.
Edmonds tries to counter with a takedown but Wanker is quick to defend against it.
Wanker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wanker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Edmonds counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmonds tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wanker's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is trying to control Edmonds's posture but Edmonds avoids it.
Edmonds thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wanker holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Wanker is defending well.
Wanker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Orla Wanker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wanker gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edmonds jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wanker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wanker has control of Edmonds's left arm, preventing Edmonds from doing any damage.
Wanker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wanker trying to control the position.
Wanker wants to stand up but Edmonds is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Edmonds avoids the head kick by Wanker.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmonds misses the target.
John Edmonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wanker throws a jab when Edmonds was well out of range.
Edmonds throws a hook but Wanker avoids it easily.
Edmonds displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wanker.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edmonds.
Wanker misses with a takedown attempt - Edmonds sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Edmonds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edmonds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Edmonds wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.
Orla Wanker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Edmonds is fighting to break Wanker's control of his arms but Wanker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Edmonds showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wanker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orla Wanker!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Orla Wanker waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeVon Hampton (ranked 2086 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 282 p4p, 175 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
205
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeVon Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson misses with a jab to the body
and Hampton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hampton tries to sprawl but Dudeson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hampton gets back to full guard.
Hampton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hampton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hampton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dudeson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dudeson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hampton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hampton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hampton, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dudeson's guard.
Hampton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dudeson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hampton, into his guard.
Hampton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Dudeson working some strikes from top position.
Dudeson advances to half guard.
Hampton is trying to maintain the position but Dudeson is very close to passing his half guard.
Dudeson blocks the strikes from Hampton.
Dudeson blocks the strikes from Hampton.
Hampton landing rabbit punches to the side of Dudeson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Hampton is not content to let Dudeson control the position.
Hampton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Dudeson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hampton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Dudeson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hampton punching from the bottom.
Hampton missing with punches from the bottom.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Hampton is working from the bottom.
Hampton is pressing down on Dudeson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dudeson postures up in Hampton's guard and throws a big left but Hampton blocks it.
Hampton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hampton is on top in guard.
Hampton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudeson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton trying to control but Dudeson is working from the bottom.
Dudeson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hampton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hampton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hampton is fighting to break Dudeson's control of his arms but Dudeson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hampton trying to control but Dudeson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dudeson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Hampton throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Dudeson's body to avoid the submission. Dudeson has instead reached around Hampton's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Dudeson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dude Dudeson!
Dude Dudeson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toe Jam (ranked 1288 p4p, 1528 weight class) and Jim Lingfield (ranked 174 p4p, 210 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Lingfield!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam looks to throw the jab but Lingfield is out of range.
Jam scores with a jab to the head.
Jam scores with a jab to the body.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
and Lingfield counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jam is pressing down on Lingfield's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jam keeping full guard, as Lingfield tries to pass.
Lingfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lingfield stands and throws Jam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lingfield wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingfield in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lingfield in side control, throwing shots but Jam defends.
Lingfield controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lingfield trying to control the position but Jam is working away.
Jam is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lingfield is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jam is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lingfield lands a big shot there that rocks Jam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lingfield controlling from mount.
Lingfield thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jam blocking the ground and pound.
Lingfield landing strikes from the mount and Jam is in trouble!
Lingfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jam is looking to escape.
Lingfield throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jam because Lingfield loaded up on that one.
Lingfield wants to control the pace but Jam is squirming around nicely.
Lingfield landing strikes from the mount and Jam is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield throwing strikes but Jam uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jam trying to control but Lingfield postures up.
Lingfield working the head and body with strikes.
Lingfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jam's head.
Jam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lingfield.
Lingfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lingfield wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
Lingfield is controlling the pace.
Lingfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jam's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jam definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lingfield is looking to take a break and control but Jam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lingfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lingfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jam won't allow Lingfield to pass to mount.
Lingfield seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lingfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Jam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lingfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Lingfield dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lingfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jam, pushing him back against the cage.
Jam gets underhooks to prevent Lingfield's takedown attempt.
Lingfield works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jam has control of Lingfield's left arm, preventing Lingfield from doing any damage.
Lingfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lingfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Jam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lingfield controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lingfield postures up in Jam's guard and throws a big left but Jam blocks it.
Lingfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lingfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lingfield is pushing down on Jam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jam is fighting to maintain full guard but Lingfield has managed to sneak the leg through.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lingfield working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lingfield wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lingfield.
Jam is not content to let Lingfield control the position.
Lingfield perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lingfield wants to pass the guard but Jam is defending well.
Lingfield content to control rather than advance.
Lingfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lingfield works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jam takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jam is in a horrible position here. Lingfield smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lingfield lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lingfield content just to control the position here.
Lingfield scoring with strikes but Jam is staying in there.
Lingfield pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lingfield sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lingfield with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lingfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jam is looking to escape.
Lingfield punching from mount but Jam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lingfield controlling from the full mount.
Jam tries to reverse the position but Lingfield maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Lingfield there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lingfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lingfield raining down shots from the mount!
Lingfield lands a couple of good shots and Jam has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lingfield controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lingfield's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Lingfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jam misses with a hook
letting Lingfield counter with a right hand.
Jam cracks Lingfield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jam leaves Lingfield with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lingfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jam misses with a left hand
and Lingfield decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jam's guard.
Lingfield distracts Jam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lingfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jam's head.
Lingfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Jam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lingfield distracts Jam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lingfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Lingfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toe Jam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingfield passes into half guard.
Lingfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lingfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Jim Lingfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lingfield trying to control the action but Jam is working from the bottom.
Lingfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lingfield perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lingfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lingfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield is nestled in close to Jam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lingfield connects with a nice short shot to Jam's temple.
Lingfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lingfield trying to control from half guard but Jam is working away.
Lingfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lingfield landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lingfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jam sees it coming and defends easily.
Lingfield wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lingfield is looking to stall here but Jam recovers full guard.
Lingfield trying to control but Jam is working from the bottom.
Jim Lingfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lingfield stays in close to Jam's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Lingfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Lingfield.
Toe Jam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lingfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jam circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield swinging wildly here.
Lingfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jam as he avoids it easily.
Toe Jam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Lingfield.
Jam scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lingfield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jam defends well and Lingfield ends up having to push Jam into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jam misses the target.
Lingfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jam throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lingfield counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jam!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Lingfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lingfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Lingfield!
Jim Lingfield decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smash Adams (ranked 984 p4p, 1845 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 127 p4p, 214 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by Smash Adams' Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smash Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adams can pounce on him.
Adams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Claw blocks a head kick by Adams.
Claw misses the jab.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Claw tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Claw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Adams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Claw.
Adams throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Adams.
Claw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Claw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Claw misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Claw. That snapped Adams's head back.
 It looks like Smash Adams has been cut.
Claw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
Adams lands a glancing blow to the side of Claw's head.
Claw throws a jab when Adams was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw misses with the combination.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Claw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Claw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Claw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Claw misses with a straight left.
Claw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claw on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Claw is working for takedown but Adams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claw goes for a takedown attempt but Adams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Claw looks winded!
Adams rushes Claw and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Claw is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Adams piles on the pressure and Claw crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smash Adams!
During a confident post fight interview, Smash Adams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 1373 p4p, 948 weight class) and Seppo Maki (ranked 172 p4p, 119 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Maki!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Maki.
Maki works Howard's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Howard.
Howard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maki throws a shot from downtown. Howard moves away and avoids it.
Maki lands with a good body shot.
Maki cracks Howard with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Howard checks a leg kick.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maki sprawls and moves away.
Maki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki tries a low kick but Howard avoids it.
Maki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Howard takes a step back to recover.
Howard has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maki lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Maki finds it's way through Howard's defenses.
It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Maki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki misses with a hook.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maki sprawls and moves away.
Maki misses the jab.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maki sprawls and moves away.
Howard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Howard needs to keep his hands up - Maki had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Maki cracks Howard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Maki.
Seppo Maki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howard.
Howard defending well as Maki loads up on a big left hand.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Maki's shoulder, as Maki tries to avoid the shot.
Maki steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Howard staying out of range there.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maki sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Maki misses
and Howard counters with a shoot takedown. Maki fights it but they end up in guard.
Maki is looking to stand back up but Howard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Maki.
Maki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maki tries to get to full guard but Howard has control of the leg.
Howard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maki is just riding it out for now. Howard eventually gives up the hold.
Howard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Howard passes to side control.
Howard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maki, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maki tries to bench press Howard off him but Howard keeps the position.
Maki is not content to let Howard control the position.
Howard advances nicely into full mount.
Howard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Howard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Howard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Howard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Howard trying to control but Maki is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Maki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Maki.
Howard feinted with a counter takedown.
Seppo Maki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maki missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maki.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Maki gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Howard is trying to pull guard but Maki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Maki is trying to keep an underhook but Howard manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Maki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Maki. Howard shrugs it off though.
Howard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maki lands with a right hand.
Maki throws a shot from downtown. Howard moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Maki misses its intended target.
Howard moves out of range as Maki strikes.
Howard moves out of range as Maki strikes.
Maki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maki wants it to stay on the feet.
Maki scoring well with a low kick there.
Seppo Maki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maki throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maki throws a jab but it's blocked by Howard.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maki sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Howard lands with a good body shot.
Maki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howard.
A cross from Maki lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maki lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Maki throws a leg kick but Howard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maki lands with an uppercut that bounces Howard off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howard tries to move into range but Maki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maki with a hook.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maki as he avoids it easily.
Maki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maki tries to land a body kick
and Howard counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Howard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard takes a little break here. Maki wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Maki tries to escape but Howard is in control.
Howard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Maki!
Howard swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Maki is now in Howard's guard. A big mistake from Howard there, giving up the dominant position!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howard is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Maki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Howard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maki lands a really nice looking cross but Howard seems unphased.
Maki throws a body shot but no joy.
Howard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Maki there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maki.
Maki works Howard's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Maki misses the target.
Maki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki feints and then cracks Howard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howard down.
Maki throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Maki defending well as Howard loads up on a big left hand.
Howard moves away from the strike by Maki.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maki sprawls and moves away.
Howard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maki counters with a nice uppercut.
Howard moves out of range as Maki strikes.
Howard takes one to the chin there.
Howard moves away from the strike by Maki.
Howard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dean Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maki misses the target.
Howard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maki jabs at Howard's body.
Maki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Howard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Maki coming out on top.
Maki feints and then cracks Howard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howard down.
Maki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Howard shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Maki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a hook but Maki blocks it.
A shot to the body from Howard misses
enabling Maki to counter with a crisp jab.
Maki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maki with a nice calf kick.
Maki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Howard misses with a body punch
letting Maki counter with a right hand.
Maki connects with a single shot there.
Howard misses with a shot to the body
and Maki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck for Howard with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Howard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Howard.
A nice leg kick from Maki, right into the meat of the thigh.
Howard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maki lands the left hand.
Maki lands a jab.
 Howard is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Maki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Maki!
Seppo Maki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chidi Chika (ranked 31 p4p, 562 weight class) and Martin Drop (ranked 4 p4p, 33 weight class). Chidi Chika could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Drop's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chidi Chika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drop misses with a left hand
and Chika counters with an inside leg kick.
Drop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chika feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Drop.
It looks like Chidi Chika has been cut.
Drop walks into a straight right hand from Chika.
It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop misses with a hook. Chika ducked under it nicely.
Drop misses with an uppercut
and Chika counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drop misses with a left hand
letting Chika counter with a right hand.
Drop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chika.
Drop misses with a hook. Chika ducked under it nicely.
Drop scores with a sloppy right hand. Chika should have avoided that one.
Drop throws a lazy head kick
and Chika counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drop lands a nice shot that snaps Chika's head back.
Drop sizes up Chika with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drop misses with a hook. Chika ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Drop misses its intended target.
Chika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drop throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Chika.
A slow jab from Drop misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Chika misses the target.
Drop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chika counters with a straight right hand.
Chika slips a jab from Drop.
Drop misses with a kick to the body.
Chika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drop lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Drop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chika is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drop misses with a hook. Chika ducked under it nicely.
Drop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drop misses with a shot to the body
and Chika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chika avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Drop misses.
A lazy left from Drop finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chika misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drop! But no joy.
Chika takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chika.
Drop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drop walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Chika drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Drop swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Chika's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Drop!
Martin Drop is the new super heavyweight champion!
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